Pub
Trail
Trail
A 7 Day circular walk around Hertfordshire - Walking through wonderful Countryside and History - (Walking Through History)
This is a Walking Guide Book written by myself!
Hertfordshire is lucky to be endowed with a large number of Pubs, Bars and Hotels; using these Pubs as “Way Markers”, Pub Trail Hertfordshire is a 99.3 mile circular walk around Hertfordshire split into seven days starting and finishing in Royston whilst walking through wonderful Countryside and History.
In the Guide Book; You will find full route descriptions, route maps and details of the interesting places and historic buildings you will discover, not forgetting the wonderful 79 Pubs you will encounter. This will leave you with a deeper knowledge of this historic and surprisingly green and peaceful county.
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The Walk:
Some may wish to complete the Pub Trail Hertfordshire in seven consecutive days taking advantage of local B&B’s or Hotels, whilst others may wish to complete each day as individual days. Public Transport, Trains and/or Buses can be used to get back to the beginning of each day.
Therefore, the start and finish of each day are at Railway Stations, the only exception is Buntingford at the end of Day 6 and the beginning of Day 7 (no railway, but does have excellent Bus routes).
Many of the footpaths used utilise sections of the 'Icknield Way', 'Hertfordshire Way' and the 'Harcamlow Way'.
You are provided with detailed walk descriptions and route maps, whilst giving you detailed information about the Pubs and the historical places of interest that you pass.
The Guide Book:
The Pub Trail Hertfordshire guide book can be ordered from Amazon.co.uk.
This Guide book is traditional in some ways; each day includes a full navigational description i.e. turn left here, turn right there, continue along the Footpath etc. Plus there are Overview Maps of the walks which not only give you a flavour of the walk, but also indicates where the Pubs and “Points of Interest” are.
However, within the descriptions you will also find details of the Footpath signs e.g. (signposted; Public Footpath 9 – Therfield Heath), which helps to ensure that you remain on route. There is also a great emphasis on the history of the Pubs and also the places of historical interest (Points of Interest) that you pass along the way. This ensures that not only are the routes easy to follow using, Footpaths, Bridleways, Byways and Tracks, but also and importantly you will learn more about this marvellous County and its history. 'Walking Through History'
Walking Through History:
Hertfordshire has a rich history that dates back to the Mesolithic period.
During the walks you will pass many Scheduled Monuments and other places of Historical Interest, all of which are detailed in the Guide Book. Enjoy a good walk and learn more about this interesting county.
Hertfordshire borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Watford, and the county town is Hertford.
The county has an area of 634 square miles (1,640 km2) and had a population of 1,198,800 at the 2021 census. After Watford (131,325), the largest settlements are Hemel Hempstead (95,985), Stevenage (94,470), and the city of St Albans (75,540). For local government purposes Hertfordshire is a non-metropolitan county with ten districts.
Elevations are higher in the north and west, reaching more than 800 feet (240 m) in the Chilterns near Tring. The county centres on the headwaters and upper valleys of the rivers Lea and the Colne; both flow south, and each is accompanied by a canal. Hertfordshire's undeveloped land is mainly agricultural, and much of the county is covered by the Metropolitan green belt.
The county's landmarks span many centuries, ranging from the Six Hills in Stevenage built by local inhabitants during the Roman period, to Leavesden Film Studios. The volume of intact medieval and Tudor buildings surpasses London, in places in well-preserved conservation areas, especially in St Albans, which includes remains of the Roman town of Verulamium.
Points of Interest:
In the Guide Book, Scheduled Monuments and other places of Historical Interest are listed as "Points of Interest".
