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The Chiltern Hills by Les Ham

The Chiltern Hills is a historical walking guidebook of eighteen circular walks between seven and ten miles. The Chiltern Hills are an area of hills northwest of London. The walks are confined to a compact area north of Henley on Thames. Each walk has a map, detailed walk description and is accompanied by much interesting local history notes. The walks pass through typical picturesque English villages, glorious countryside with stunning views - England at its best. They pass by local village pubs, old churches and village ponds. Country lanes, hills, valleys, woods and streams are a feature in an area that has often been used in well-known film and TV series. Walks can be extended by combining more than one walk, or, walks can be intersected at cross over points between walks. Some walks pass through nature reserves, others pass by the grounds of stately homes.

This book is for the newcomer to walking as well as the experienced walker.

Walk routes:
1. 14 kms (8¾ miles) Cadmore End, Turville, Skirmett, Frieth, Fingest
2. 13 kms (8 miles) Fingest, Hanover Hill, Ditchfield, Moor Common, Frieth, Skirmett
3. 11.9 kms (7½ miles) Fingest, Penley Wood, Ibstone, Idlecombe Wood, Turville
4. 14 kms (8½ miles) Hambleden, Killdown Bank, Hutton’s Farm, St Katherine’s Convent, Skirmett
5. 12.9 kms (8 miles) Hambleden, Hutton’s Farm, Bottom House, Colstrope, Bacres Farm, Woodend Farm, Red Hill, Pallbach Hill, Hambleden Brook
6. 13 kms (8 miles) Henley, Henley Park, Benhams, Fawley, Fawley Bottom, Middle Assendon
7. 14.5 kms (9 miles) Ibstone, Turville, Southend, Skirmett, Fingest
8. 13 kms (8 miles) Stoner, Bosmore Farm, Luxters Farm, Skirmett, Poynatts Wood, Kimble Farm
9. 11 kms (6¾ miles) Stoner, Southend, Turville Court, Turville Grange, Pishill, Lodge Farm
10. 10.5 kms (6½ miles) Bix, Bix Bottom, Lodge Farm, Stoner, Cowlease Farm, Middle Assendon
11. 12.2 kms (7½ miles) Bix, Catslip, Upper Maidensgrove, Warburg Nature Reserve, Lodge Farm, Warmscombe Lane
12. 13 kms (8 miles) Maidensgrove, Warburg Nature Reserve, Russell’s Water, Hollandridge Farm, Pishill
13. 15.8 kms (10 miles) Cowleaze Wood, Ridgeway, White Mark, Christmas Common, Wellground Farm, Lower Vicar’s Farm, RAF Memorial
14. 12.3 kms (7½ miles) Cowleaze Wood, Wellground Farm, Northend, Christmas Common, Shirburn Hill
15. 15.3 kms (9½ miles) Christmas Common, Ridgeway, Cookley Green, Russell’s Water, Pishill, Oxfordshire Way
16. 13.8 kms (8½ miles) Nettlebed, Ewelme Park, Swan’s Way, Swyncombe House, Darkwood Farm
17. 13.2 kms (8¼ miles) Ewelme, Swan’s Way, Ridgeway, Ewelme Park, Swyncombe Manor, Swyncombe Downs, Huntingland
18. 14 kms (8¾ miles) Ewelme, Brightwell Baldwin, Britwell Salome, Ridgeway, Swan’s Way

ISBN 978-1-4669-1433-9. Price £8.50, 108 pages, 53 illustrations, 18 maps, 44 Local History Notes.
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