Unfortunately Lynn's walk coincided with a coach trip to Wisley which attracted many members.
Therefore only Sharon walked with Lynn.
Having been given permission from the landlord of the The Boot Inn
to park there, Sharon and I set out walking up Pam’s Lane next to the
school. We walked past the allotments and turned left to walk along the
back of the houses, then along the edge of
the field to the top corner by the road. After crossing the road (very
carefully) the path heads down to go through Claggbottom Wood to the
open fields of the Ayot Estate. We were not able to go into the
Palladian church as the entrance was closed off due
to an Art Show being held there, so we walked round to the ruins of the
old church to have our elevenses on the bench there. This is always a
lovely spot but it was especially nice as there was a very colourful
display of roses around plus a local nursery
had a plant stall there to raise money for charity.
From there we followed the Hertfordshire Way to Codicote Bottom and
then along the ancient track* alongside the River Mimram from where
Codicote Mill was to Kimpton Mill. (*For anyone reading this that may
decide to do this walk, there is an information
board at the start of this section, which is very interesting).
Still on the Hertfordshire Way, the path turns right, then left on a
track towards Rye-end cottages, then goes alongside the river again and
on to meet a road. At that point we turned left into the Hoo Park
estate and soon after the bridge we turned left
into a field and walked up the hill. The path continues alongside a
couple of small woods to Hoo Park cottages and shortly after, where the
Hertfordshire Way turns right, we turned left to reach a small copse in
the middle of the field then turned right to
reach Cuckold’s Cross.
After crossing the B651, the path goes along the field edge next to
the wood then on to the field boundary, where we turned left to head
back towards Kimpton. A short way on, we turned right through the wood,
out into the open to first pass Park Farm,
then the cricket club and tennis courts and through the houses back to
our start point where we had a very welcome cold drink and tasty lunch.
Track of walk in blue
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