PLEASE NOTE THE START TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM 9.15am to 10.15am

This continues a walk led by Roger in October of last year and follows the Nicky Line from Redbourn into Hemel Hempstead.  We will start with refreshments in Redbourn and finish, similarly, in Hemel whilst waiting for our transport back to Dunstable.

Bedford to Shefford.  We walk out of Bedford to Elstow then into open countryside and on to Haynes, finishing at Shefford.

This Indian restaurant was formerly The Harrow.  They have a Banquet Night on a Monday which is £9.95 per person and includes any starter, main dish, side dish, rice or nan plus coffee. They offer  several vegetarian options + a few basic English dishes (including chicken or steak and chips) and serve alcohol at reasonable prices.  For those young lovers amongst us this is the Monday after Valentines Day (perhaps, if love is in the air, we can look for new beaus!).  Can those interested  ring Eila or email enquiries@dunstablebogtrotters.co.uk two weeks before so that she can confirm numbers.  Twelve places have been provisionally booked but it may be possible to add a few extra bodies without too much trouble. If anyone has a problem with transport contact Eila and she will try to organise lifts for them.

A bus to Piccotts End.  We will walk through Nettleden via the Golden Valley to Little Gaddesden for a lunch stop, then home through Studham and Whipsnade.

From north Dunstable we will follow footpaths to Sewell and Tilsworth, skirt the edge of Eggington and head for Stanbridge for lunch.  Those walkers with a packed lunch will find the village green an attractive place to sit; others may prefer the Five Bells at Stanbridge.  Sewell Greenway is our return path to Dunstable and straight back to our cars.

This circular walk takes us to Ashridge and up to the Beacon, which should blow away any February cobwebs.

Why not come and enjoy an evening of fun and frolics at Aquasplash at Hemel Hempstead.  Not a lot of swimming involved.  There will be waterslides, flumes, rapids and lots more!  This will be a first for the group.  We will meet at Priory Middle School to sort out lifts to Hemel.  The session finishes at 9 pm so it would be good to get down there for 7 pm approx so we have lots of time to enjoy ourselves.

This morning’s circular route starts outside Stockgrove Country Park and uses some paths well known to us: the Cross Bucks Way and the Greensand Ridge Walk, taking us to the village of Soulbury.  An early morning walk in February?  Of course!  And why would you want to?  Because the log cabin at the end provides hot sausage sandwiches and steaming tea and so much more.  And you will be home in time for lunch, feeling very smug.  Bring a snack and a drink for the halfway point + a torch.