Tring Circular via Ashridge Estate
A circular walkHertfordshireSouth East England
Beginner-friendly: It’s nearly all in a big National Trust estate that’s extremely well sign-posted. It’s completely fine to deviate from the route — explore and shorten as you like! The lunch options are simple cafés, so no messing around with booking a table in advance. The Ashridge Estate is very beautiful if you appreciate woodland, and covers more then enough ground to cover a day of hiking in itself. There are paths everywhere and you can wander freely. Ancient trees, rolling chalk downlands and lush meadows.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Ashridge Estate (National Trust)
The Ashridge Estate Café (National Trust; 45 mins in)
Pitstone Common Woodland Walk (National Trust; 1h in)
Ashridge House: A grand former royal residence of Henry VIII, set in 190 acres of landscaped gardens (2h15 in).
2 lunch spots: the Ashridge Estate Café (45 mins in), or Ashridge House café (2h15 in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Valiant Trooper
Warnings: Relatively busy. Take the minor paths to avoid the crowds. Can be muddy.
Credits
Source: Trains2Green.