Walks Day walks # 69

Welwyn Circular Walk

An easy walk through Hertfordshire countryside, visiting Ayot St Lawrence and an ivied Gothic ruin of a church.

Length	18.3 km (11.4 miles)
OS Map	Landranger 166, Explorer 182
Toughness	2 out of 10.
Features	This walk benefits from a fast and frequent train service, which whisks you well past the M25 in less than half an hour. Once out of the Garden City and over the A1(M) you are in some attractive Hertfordshire countryside, including the landscaped parkland of Brocket Hall and Lamer House. In the afternoon you reach the picturesque village of Ayot St Lawrence, which has two unusual churches – one reminiscent of a Greek temple, the other an ivied Gothic ruin – and if you wish you can visit the home of George Bernard Shaw, Shaw's Corner, now owned by the National Trust. (Open to the public from March – October.)
Shortening the walk	An infrequent 366 bus service operates Mon – Sat between Welwyn Garden City and Wheathamstead if you wish to shorten the walk.
History	To be written.
Saturday Walkers Club	Take the nearest (fast) train to 10.05am from Kings Cross Station to Welwyn Garden City. If stopping at the earlier lunch stop at Wheathampstead, take the nearest (fast) train to 10.35am
Lunch	The Brocket Arms Ayot St. Lawrence, AL6 9BT (01438 820250) Located 11 km from the start of the walk The Bull 11 High Street, Wheathampstead, AL4 8BS (01582 833379) Food served Sun - Thu: 12pm - 10pm Fri - Sat: 12pm -10:30pm (Add 1km extra to walk: divert from route to Wheathampstead.) The Swan 56 High St, Wheathampstead, AL4 8AR (01582 833110) (Add 1km extra to walk: divert from route to Wheathampstead.)
Tea	The Waggoners Brickwall Close, Ayot Green, AL6 9AA. (01707 324241) Located 1 km from the end of the walk Various Cafés and pubs in Welwyn.

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