Distance: Aprox 5 1/2 Miles
With an afternoon free we took a short walk from Tring passing the Walter Rosthschild Zoological Museum which is free entry and if you have the time worth a look around, it holds a large collection of stuffed animals (much more interesting than it sounds!) and is part of the London Natural History Museum. There is also a small cafe which you could visit on the return for a tea break!
(Looking back at Tring, Cutter in Hastoe, Obelisk and Temple in Tring Park)
After passing the Museum the walk heads up out of Tring heading up through Stubbings wood to Hastoe a small village at the highest part of the walk. After passing through Hastoe we shortly reached Grimms Ditch which is an Iron age defence ditch which runs a fairly long distance along the Chilterns ridge. This section is not at it's deepest but still clear in the ground. The route took us alongside and on top of the ditch until you reach Wigginton, bearing back towards Tring through Wigginton we reached the Ridgeway National Trail which we followed a short distance through a field passing a slightly unexpected Trig point, at the other end of the field we left the National Trail and heading down through Tring Park passing a 'Temple' which due to the road behind cutting through the back of the folly only the front is left. We then headed down to an obelisk out to the open land of the park. This has been both formal gardens and Park land in it's time looking down to Tring House. If you visited the museum you will have seen the photo's of the Park with Rothschilds Zebra's and other exotic animals as there grazing land! It was then a short walk over the A41 back into Tring.
Walked following route in 'AA 1001 Walks in Britain'
My Rating - Good
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