3.7 miles (5.85 km) with 22m total ascent
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Directions
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| Walk 44: Bramfield Loop Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors There is an interactive map embedded at the end of these directions |
1: Park in the village of Bramfield (location - https://w3w.co/middle.festivity.motion). There are many options along the main road through the village which is called Winding Shott. Please check for any parking restrictions. Walk down Bury Lane, which is also Bramfield footpath 7, and head W past The Grandison and then SW for 660m until you reach a gate (location - https://w3w.co/aspect.fleet.woes).
2: Here Bramfield footpath 7 turns left with the hedge on the right and goes round the southern edge of Bramfield Bury Park and then continues heading SW on the left side of Bramfield Park Wood for another 780m until it meets a footpath junction (location - https://w3w.co/bless.sample.toxic).
3: Here you turn right on Bramfield bridleway 3 then head NW, N, and NW again for 1.4km through woodland before climbing the hill through open fields. Once you reach the field the path becomes Tewin bridleway 40 and continues to climb steadily to a road junction with Queen Hoo Lane on the left and Tewin Hill on the right (location - https://w3w.co/scam.ruby.cult).
4: Turn right on Tewin Hill then head NNE for 490m until you reach a T-junction with Winding Shott (location - https://w3w.co/yours.foal.bright).
5: Cross the road then head down the track immediately opposite, Bramfield bridleway 1, then head NW through Nicholson's Wood for 460m until you reach a junction in the track (location - https://w3w.co/jolly.crush.tapes).
* John Bevan, a regular user of Hertfordshire Walker, suggested a short detour at this point - particularly when the bluebells are out. John wrote: "From point 6 you can take a short diversion through one of the most beautiful bluebell woods in the county. Head NE for 900m along Perrywood Lane with views over the fields towards Watton and Stapleford. Read the estate notices about conservation of the ancient hornbeams you are passing, then turn left (location - https://w3w.co/bunks.spits.baked) and back through the bluebell wood to point 6." We have included a map of John's suggested detour below. Thanks for the suggestion, John.
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| The detour to visit the bluebell wood |
7: Here you can either turn left and walk along the road for 340m to the village, or, if you want to avoid the traffic, look out for a gap in the hedge on your left just before the junction and follows a path that runs parallel to the road and inside the field back to Bramfield Village.
Really nice walk. As you get to point 4 (before you turn onto Tewin Hill) there is a lovely Tea Room. Perfect for a half way stop, seating inside and out, nice selection of Sandwiches, Hot Sausage Rolls, Drinks, Cakes and other bits to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that information, Darren. Do you remember the name of the tearoom? I didn't know there was one there.
DeleteDavid
I didn't find this either. Whereabouts exactly please.
DeleteThe cafe is Country Bumpkin, on Tewin Hill walking towards Tewin. Great place, checkbopening times
DeleteGreat, thanks for the tip.
DeleteMy husband and I did this walk last Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed it - a good variety of paths, walking along fields, skirting the edges of woodland and winding through the woods as well. Bramfield is a great start and finish point, and we discovered The Grandison pub, which has great food and is friendly to walkers. We even met a fellow rambler en route and walked together up to Queen Hoo house. We hope to do this walk again in the late spring, as it was very muddy, and extend it into a figure of eight by connecting with Watton at Stone via the numerous paths and bridleways. This will give us a full day's walking, in a lovely part of the Herts countryside.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. And yes, it's a good base for walking, we like that area too. If you want to link it to another walk to Watton at Stone perhaps you could merge it with Walk 43 The Datchworth Loop. https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2018/01/walk-43-datchworth-loop.html
David
Thoroughly enjoyed this walk, I must say, I definitely have a soft spot for rolling countryside and woodland walk and this route had both. No nasty hills which, for me, was good. We parked in the little carpark at the top of Bury Lane, and at the end of our walk, cut across the field to visit the churchyard.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is a nice walk. Glad you enjoyed it. There are some nice stretches through woodland. I have never tried that route across the field to the churchyard. We might try that the next time we do that walk.
DeleteWe have done this walk 3 times now
ReplyDeleteLots of competition but is 1 of our favourites
There is a car park at Tewin tennis courts at the Tewin end of Tewin Hill. If worried about parking you could start here, walk up Tewin Hill and join the walk at point 4. This would take you past the Country Bumpkin mentionned above, and include the Plume of Feathers as another possible place to stop.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip.
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