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We support ten Ramblers Groups in our Area and help to protect our local footpaths and countryside. Extensive woodlands, meandering chalk streams.

Our area of Hertfordshire and the northern boroughs of London has a wide variety of attractive countryside. Rolling empty farmland in the east, chalk downland on the Chiltern Hills. The whole area is studded with picturesque villages and ancient market towns. Beyond the built-up southern part there are narrow lanes with little traffic and an extensive, well maintained network of rights of way. It's great walking country. Our London boroughs can also take advantage of easy access to explore London. Join us on a walk to find out more! In addition to our Group walks, we also work to protect and enhance the rights of way in Hertfordshire and our three London boroughs, help protect the countryside in which we walk, and run events such as our Herts & North London Walks Fest.

23/10/2026

Back at the beginning of October, the final walk at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green was a leisurely 4-mile ramble from Welham Green to North Mymms Park and Water End. The group of 14, led by Area Chair and Stag Walkers volunteer Al M, met some sheep in the Park and took a break at St Mary’s Church before returning to North Mymms Youth & Community Centre for cream teas.

Photos by Al.

16/10/2026

Looking back at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green, our penultimate walk of the day was a leisurely 5.5-mile route from Welham Green to Brookmans Park and Gobions Wood. A group of 14 walked past the Royal Veterinary College's Hawkshead campus and Boltons Park Farm, pausing at Folly Arch (the former gateway to the Gobions Estate) before returning past Gobions Lake.

Thanks to Adam G of Stag Walkers for leading the route, and to Adam and Gavin F for the photos.

14/10/2026

Back at the start of the month, Walk 6 at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green was an afternoon walk through mainly open country, passing Brookmans Park Transmission Station and the nearby water tower, then along Hornbeam Lane, past Warrenwood Manor and Camfield Place, and through Wildhill and Bell Bar. Ten walkers were in attendance, including our youngest visitor of the day.

Thanks to Justin L of Finchley & Hornsey Group for leading this walk, and to Justin and Nigel C for the photos.

09/10/2026

The first of our afternoon walks at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green last Saturday was “a Welham Green walk with a bit of variety”, a route of around 7.5 miles led by Azar T from West Herts Ramblers. A group of eight people and a dog walked through Brookmans Park to reach Gobions Wood Nature Reserve, then past the Royal Veterinary College and along Wise’s Lane to Water End. At Gobions Wood the group spotted bird life and fungi.

Thanks to Azar for leading the walk and taking these photos!

08/10/2026

Walk 4 at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green was a 9-mile route intriguingly named ‘In Search of the Sink Holes’. On this pleasant and varied ramble 25 members walked from Welham Green to Water End, home to the UK’s largest permanent sink holes, where water flows underground through the chalk to Ware. The group then continued to South Mimms, Hawkshead Wood and North Mymms Park, stopping at the church and war memorial and passing some horses - plus a crocodile, elephants, lions and giraffes!

Thanks to Gordon M from West Herts Ramblers for researching and leading this walk, and to Gordon and Greg R for supplying the photos.

07/10/2026

The second-longest route at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green last Saturday had the biggest turnout of the day, with 28 people tackling 11.5 miles through North Mymms Park, Gobions Wood, Brookmans Park and Bell Bar.

Thanks to Gabriela L of North Herts Ramblers Group for leading the walk and for supplying most of these photos, and to Roger B and Colin T for also sending pictures.

It was good to see some new walkers joining us - we hope to see you again. All upcoming walks by The Ramblers Groups in our Area can be found at https://hnmramblers.org.uk/walks/walks-programme.html

06/10/2026

Our second walk at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green was a short morning walk through fields and woods around North Mymms, led by Wendy G from Herts Dog Friendly Walkers. 17 people and six dogs took part. Thanks to Wendy for leading and to Mark B for the photos.

05/10/2026

The longest walk at Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green was a 13-mile hike to Little Berkhamsted and Essendon. An adventurous group of 12 people, led by Oli P from Stag Walkers, walked through the undulating countryside past fields, woods, ponds and various towers, and saw creatures including horses, a mouse, a pheasant and a puddle-duck! The group stopped for a drink at The Woodman pub in Wildhill before heading back to Welham Green for cream teas.

Thanks to Oli for leading the walk and taking these photos!

04/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green and to our wonderful volunteers who made it happen!

Around 125 walkers joined us across eight walks exploring the Hertfordshire countryside, before returning to North Mymms Youth & Community centre for cream teas.

In the next few days we’ll share more photos from the event - if you have any pictures to share with us please comment below, tag our page or email [email protected]

The Ramblers East Herts Ramblers Herts Dog Friendly Walkers Herts Weekend Walkers North Herts Ramblers Group NLSH Ramblers Royston. Ramblers Stag Walkers Watford and Three Rivers Ramblers West Herts Ramblers

03/10/2026

Our first few walks have set off from North Mymms Youth & Community Centre for this year’s Hertfordshire & North London Walks Fest 2026: Welham Green!

There’s still time to join us for a walk later today - for details see https://hnmramblers.org.uk/events/76-hnm-walks-fest-2026.html

No booking required; just arrive around ten minutes before the walk you wish to join - but please allow time to park or take public transport.

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