Pete's Walks - Cholesbury and Whelpley Hill (page 2 of 6)
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The path crossed a track or drive and continued across the right edge of some park land, with a large house called Rossway over to my left. Beyond this, the path passed the scant remains of Marlin Chapel - it dates back to the 13th century, but all that remains now are just four ivy-clad columns of stone work. The path then quickly merged with a bridleway, where I went more or less straight on, with Cock Grove on my left. The bridleway than ran for several hundred yards beside a tall hedgerow on my left, before switching to the other side. After several hundred more yards, the bridleway went right, following a concrete farm track close to the A41 dual carriageway on my left.
The path continuing across the park land at Rossway (a big house over to the left).
The remains of Marlin Chapel
The bridleway near Marlin Chapel farm
The bridleway continuing towards Berkhamsted
Zoomed-in shot of an impressive Water Tower at Berkhamsted
The bridleway continuing towards Berkhamsted
The bridleway continuing along the concrete drive beside the A41
Across a lane I continued along a path that ran alongside and then through Hockeridge Wood. On reaching a path crossroads in the wood I turned left, rising uphill and soon leaving the wood. The path continued beside the wood on my left until it ended, when the path went half-right across another Christmas Tree field to reach the A416 main road. I had to cross the road and go left, going straight on at a roundabout then immediately turning right down a lane (going to Haresfoot, according to the road sign). The lane quickly turned left and right, then where it turned right again I went straight on down a bridleway, again having the A41 close by on my left. After a few hundred yards I went straight on at a junction, but was now on a byway rather than a bridleway.
The path to Hockeridge Wood
The path through Hockeridge Wood
The path after I turned left in Hockeridge Wood
The path continuing beside Hockeridge Wood
The path continuing from Hockeridge Wood
Near the start of the lane to Haresfoot
Where the bridleway starts from the lane to Haresfoot
Further along the bridleway
The byway continuing beside the A41
The byway continuing beside the A41