-Please note change of date-  On this is day-long linear walk, we start at Marlow, catching the bus along the picturesque Thames Valley to the charming market town of Henley. Spurred on with that tingling of excitement as the bus leaves us to walk back, we’ll gradually make the high ground of Fawley before descending into the beautiful Hambleden valley. Then it’s onwards across classic Chiltern farmland and beech woods before we finally descend into Marlow, as popular now as a riverside resort as it was in the 18th Century.

After crossing Hambleden Lock we turn left along the Thames Path, then up to The Flowerpot, then turn right and follow a high track giving great views of the River and the Hambleden Valley. The walk then descends to Remenham Church and Village, with Temple Island on the opposite bank. We return along the River passing the Henley Management College and back to the Lock.

Cast your mind back over 100 years to discover where soldiers trained for World War 1 in Pullingshill Wood, near Marlow. Meet for complimentary refreshments in the Royal Oak’s fabulous tepee before departing across Bovingdon Green. Hear about the former soldiers camp, their lifestyle and activities before entering Davenport Wood on the way to Pullingshill Wood. There you will see and walk where the troops undertook trench digging in preparation for service at the Western Front. You will be accompanied from the start by a local ‘Great War’ guide.

From Henley town centre across the Happy Valley, we will stop at Greys Court National Trust for a picnic lunch. Then we will walk through beech, oak, ash and wych elm trees in the beautiful Lambridge Woods and back across Badgemore Golf Course.

Explore the beautiful Chess Valley near Chesham, a landscape rich in wildlife, with a long and fascinating history. Walk by the Chess, a rare 'chalk stream', buy some fresh watercress along the way, & visit Chenies Manor House at the end, should you wish. Suitable for Nordic walkers with poles, or for 'normal' walkers without poles! Poles can be borrowed on the day if needed.

It is not a well-publicised fact that the UK has the best detailed maps, most readily available to the public, in the world. There is also poor awareness that we have access to our countryside through a web of public ways, some of which date back millennia. This day long practical workshop aims to put the two together, giving participants the confidence to plan their own walks and to go on them, without fear of getting lost. In the morning we will learn how to get the most out of our maps and after lunch we will go on a short walk, using these newly acquired skills. Participants may also be interested in the "Using a magnetic compass" event on Saturday 23rd September.

A 6.5 mile walk starting and finishing at the Bull in Henley-on-Thames, home of Brakspear's Bell Street Brewery. This scenic walk will take you through the historic backstreets of Henley-on-Thames before climbing up into the Chiltern Hills, through classic beech woodlands and along ancient drovers routes. There will be a chance to have a free tour of the micro-brewery at the end of the walk and a special 'home-cooked pie and trimmings' lunch can be pre-booked.

A tour of the church, almshouses and downs of Ewelme, a historic village in the heart of the Oxfordshire Chilterns. We start by viewing the Gothic church, paying particular attention to the astonishing Chaucer tombs and then the medieval almshouses before embarking on a circular walk round Ewelme Downs.

Starting from the Inspire Luton Sports Village, Central Bedfordshire Council Countryside Officer Steve Halton will lead you on a leisurely 3.5 mile stile-free walk along quiet lanes and ancient tracks to Galley and Warden Hills, one of the most important areas of areas of chalk downland in Bedfordshire. Though on the edge of Luton, a hidden world will be revealed. The hills are home to a wide range of wild flowers and butterflies. There are also Bronze Age burial mounds and ancient tracks with a fascinating history. Return to the Sports Village for optional tea and cake in the café.

Discover one of the most important architects in Amersham’s 20th century development, J H Kennard. Join this walk around Amersham-on-the-Hill and find out about the many projects undertaken by this arts & crafts architect.

Evening pub walk, via beautiful Maidensgrove Common and Pishill, returning via Russells Water. One steep hill down and one up, with great views. We will pre-order our meal at the start of our walk (optional), and enjoy it when coming back.

Pack your adventure and picnic blanket! We will we move, balance and create fun yoga games and stories together, all in the beautiful outdoors! Come along to this parent and child yoga exploration session for all the family, and wander and wonder at the world around us…. 

Step into this almost secret, peaceful green haven, tucked away behind the bustling High Street of the thriving and historical market town of Berkhamsted. With over 1,000 gravestones to past town inhabitants it is rich in social history and we will be bringing some of these personalities to life for you - (not literally but with dramatic storytelling and interpretation!). From the topmost wildlife area there are splendid views across the beautiful Bulbourne valley.

--Unfortunately this walk has been cancelled due to part of the Ridgeway becoming impassable to scooters due to a fallen tree, which means the walk leader, who himself uses a scooter, can no longer lead the walk safely. Apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment.--  Starting from Coombe Hill Monument, we travel through ancient woodlands following the Ridgeway to enter the Chequers Estate, the country home of the British prime minister.

Hold onto your unicorns, Wild Yoga is back with a bang! The experiential outdoor yoga experience from Yoga Atelier is celebrating its second birthday in collaboration with Chilterns Walking Festival, to get you unplugged and grounded. Join us on your adventure! Escape those familiar routines & get a change of scenery by combining Yoga & walking in nature.

Follow in the footsteps of DCI Barnaby during a one hour personalised guided walking tour around places in Henley-on-Thames where "Midsomer Murders" was filmed.  Discover the real-life locations of Causton Auction Rooms,  Anton Thorneycroft’s butchers shop, and more. Plus, hear more of the history of the town from one of our knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides - do you know about the Battle of Duck Street, or the sad story of Mary Blandy?

Being able to use a magnetic compass is not a replacement for map reading and navigational skills. If you are keen to use OS maps to help you plan walks and use them so you don’t get lost, then please look at the “Map reading and walk planning” event, Friday 25th May. However the magnetic compass is a useful additional tool that can make navigation simpler, while in more challenging environments such as featureless moorland and mountains it can be essential. Join Stuart Fletcher on this short circular walk where we will use a magnetic compass in conjunction with the OS map to help us find which way to go, and to help us locate where we are.

Starting from the centre of picturesque Henley on Thames, we walk along the river then strike inland to return to the town through woodland and along local paths. This walk offers an opportunity to explore the town of Henley on Thames as well as its surroundings.

A walk from Amersham Old Town to Hodgemoor Woods and return along the river Missbourne following part of the Chiltern Heritage Trail. Bring your own lunch as there are no facilities on the walk.

Spot resident and possibly migrant birds on this walk starting from PE Mead farm shop near Tring, walking around Wilstone Reservoir to the Wendover arm of the grand union canal then back down the other side of the water. Look out for warblers, egrets, herons, swallows and other summer migrants as well as ducks and other water birds, guided by your walk leader.

Experience the history of Tring Park, one of the Woodland Trust's most exciting and diverse sites covering an area of 107 hectares. The knowledgeable guides on this walk will bring the history of the Park to life, from its earliest days to the present. Explore a mosaic of habitats such as chalk grassland, scrub, mixed woodland and parkland.

Join archaeologist and prehistoric interpreter Kim Biddulph, dressed as a Stone Age woman, on a leisurely 2 mile walk in the beautiful beechwoods and rolling chalk hills of Aston Rowant Nature Reserve. Discover what the landscape was like when Stone Age people roamed these hills, and how people in the area have lived and travelled since the last Ice Age. Try out some replica Stone Age tools and snacks that our ancestors might have eaten.

An alphabet amble for little people - but be sure to bring an adult with you! The Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve is the perfect place to be a nature detective hunting for treasures of every letter from A to Z. But beware, this walk it is not for the faint hearted – it is two miles long, has a big chalk hill to climb and there are hundreds of gigantic ant hills! ‘A’ is for Ant; ‘B’ is for Bug... what else will you discover?

This Bushcraft experience is aimed at families with young children (there is no minimum age). It is all about having fun in the woods; learning about campfires, and keeping safe, baking bread, foraging in the woods, crafts and games that will help connect your family more closely with nature. 

A circular walk for big and little legs in Angling Spring Wood, where Roald Dahl used to walk. This will be a slow walk with interactive games along the route. Discover how to be a squirrel, how to identify trees with your eyes shut and learn lots of fascinating facts about trees. 

Join the Museum's gentle guided walks for families around the woods and fields of Roald Dahl's home village of Great Missenden. Discover the places which inspired many of his characters and stories.

St Nicholas has been Hedsor’s church since the c13. It lies in the private estate of Hedsor Priory and, perched on the shoulder of a deep Chiltern dene, it commands sweeping views along the River Thames towards Winter Hill. Join us for a 2 mile walk to this beautiful church, through the rural parish of Hedsor, for a homemade clotted cream tea and a tour around its fascinating interior. A shorter, 1.25 mile, return walk will help work off some of the sumptuous food that you’ve just enjoyed.

Explore the night sky around Coombe Hill near Wendover with an expert astronomer who will point out constellations and objects to be seen. Stop at the monument for a good look at Venus, Jupiter and the moon with the naked eye, before looking through a telescope to get some closer views. 

Along the Thames, then up to Streatley Warren and a pub lunch at Aldworth. Beautiful views downhill towards Kiddington Cottages and then up onto Streatley Hill before descending to Streatley and Goring.

We will start our walk at this unique farm shop and cafe near Ipsden - our short walk has wonderful views across the valley to the Lambourn Downs, and goes through woodland with plenty of trees to scramble on and crosses fields to pass through a farmyard. There are views of the house that Rowan Atkinson built - an impressive if somewhat out of keeping white building high on the hill. The walk loops round and finishes at the farm where all can enjoy refreshments, an opportunity to buy local produce and gifts, and get close to the animals that live there.

This family walk will take us through the rich history of The Box Moor Trust, near Hemel Hempstead, looking at how land was used and the changes that have occurred over time, with illustrated pictures. We will also learn about Boxmoor's famous criminal, James Snooks!

Explore this site of Special Scientific Interest and one of the largest and best commons in the Chilterns. Enjoy 155 acres of woodland, paths, bridleways and open glades which lead us to discover ancient trees, woodland birds, deer, ponds with rare plants, rare fungi, a Romano-British farmstead, ancient banks and ditches, a long history and much more.

This day-long, linear walk starts at Princes Risborough where we catch the Chiltern Line train which hugs the Chalk escarpment before heading off across the vale to the county town of Aylesbury. From here we leave the train and walk back through the pastoral vale scenery, only gradually ascending the foot slopes of the Chiltern Hills to arrive back at Princes Risborough.

Children will be delighted by this 'secret garden' of a cemetery, tucked away behind the bustling High Street in Berkhamsted. The 3-acre Victorian cemetery has over 1,000 gravestones and an historical figure will bring some of these personalities to life by telling their stories. Children can wander around the cemetery as they like or follow an education trail to help them understand this important place. In the wildlife area at the top they will be able to watch our birds as they feed and flit from tree to tree, and will be able to see far over to the other side of the valley.

Enjoy an evening stroll with poles from the Maltsters Arms at Rotherfield Greys. Nordic walk to the rhythm of nature and soak up the sweet evening air of late spring in the Chiltern’s countryside near Henley-on-Thames. Then time to relax with some well earned refreshment in this lovely welcoming pub! A variation of this walk also takes place on Wednesday 23rd May.

Starting from the centre of Stokenchurch, we will enjoy an undulating walk through woods and over commons. Following the Chiltern way to Town End, then the Bledlow Circular ride to Sprig's alley, before moving on to Lott Wood & Mallard's Court.

Travel back in time 100 years to visit Garrison town Berkhamsted of 1918, (with then/now photographs). By then the town has been home to the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps for four years. Find out why they are nicknamed The Devil's Own. The military take over of the town is long complete and the local residents bask in the reflected glory of being the Sandhurst of Kitchener's Army. The Corps has the freedom of the local countryside for training and there is an opportunity to visit an area of practice trenches on the Common cleared in 2013 by volunteers, and preserved as a memorial to the thousands of young officers who trained here before suffering death or injury on the Western front.

Bring the kids for a family friendly stroll along the Grand Union Canal from Complete Outdoors at Bourne End towards Hemel Hempstead, with refreshments half way at the canalside Fishery Wharf Café including a free ice cream for each walker! Keep your eyes out for herons (and muddy puddles to splash in!) along the way before heading back for a free goody bag and the opportunity of discounted shopping at the shop.