Walks and treks

Ashridge Estate

United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Ivinghoe

Ashridge Estate
Photo: Richard Walker from Bicester, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Over 5,000 acres of woods, commons and chalk downland on the Chiltern Hills, with walks for every length. In late April and May the woods are carpeted with bluebells, and in autumn the fallow deer rut.


Climb the Bridgewater Monument for views across the countryside, and walk out to Ivinghoe Beacon, the start of the Ridgeway.

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