Date: Saturday 29th March 2025.  Distance: 6.5 miles.  Leader: Angela Vasylenko

 

On a bright and sunny morning, but still with a chill in the air, 7 of us met in Stokenchurch by the burnt-out ruins of the Kings Hotel.  We set off north, past Mallards Court to Hallbottom Farm, then up through fields and over stiles into the woods.  A few climbs and descents brought us to Sprigs Alley. Another footpath down into the valley then a long meandering path through the woods and beyond, with a banana break along the way.  We reached Radnage and visited the church of St. Mary the Virgin to see the medieval wall paintings.  (The church was built in the 12th century by the Knights Templar). On through the churchyard and cemetery, abundant with primroses and daffodils, then fields and a path back to the road.  Walking uphill we took the footpath, with more stiles, to the houses near Andridge farm, then down to join the Chiltern Way at Grange Farm (more stiles) and back to Stokenchurch, enjoying gambolling lambs in fields along the route.