Bishop's Stortford Afternoon Introductory Walk (6miles/10km - Leisurely, Booking Required)

This walk is for up to 25 people, including the walk leader.

The second of two walks today on the Hertfordshire-Essex borders! Join us for one or both of these. Adapted from a route suggested by Country Walking magazine, this afternoon ramble packs in a variety of landscapes and is as fine a summer walk as you could wish for in this part of the world.

Heading south from Bishop's Stortford we'll soon leave the town behind for open meadows and the River Stort towpath. We'll pass locks, bridges, wetland nature reserves, an Iron Age hillfort and plenty of river life.

As we swing towards the village of Little Hallingbury the landscape changes and we'll take in an old water mill, thatched cottages, a grand brick mansion, rolling crop fields, woodland and horse farms - all before heading along another idyllic section of the river on the way back to Bishop's Stortford station.

Dogs are welcome, on a short lead.

Booking your place: If you would like to join, you must book in advance using the Stag Walkers Meetup group - see Notes for how to book & what to bring. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your booking so that someone else can take your place.

Please do not turn up for a walk without booking, as places are limited. Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.

Please car-share or use public transport if possible. To offer a lift or ask for one from a fellow walker, please use the Meetup event page.