Enjoy Beaconsfield
Thanks to grants from the Local Area Forum and The Roland Callingham Foundation, and in collaboration with the Beaconsfield Cycle Paths Action Group and the Beaconsfield Historical Society, the Beaconsfield Society is pleased to bring you new ways to discover our beautiful market town through our “Enjoy Beaconsfield” project. In just five minutes’ walking or cycling from almost anywhere in Beaconsfield, you can reach little known or used open spaces, rural paths and open countryside. Despite the busy transport network around us it is still possible to reach relative tranquility and wonderful fields, woods and watering holes.
All weather laminated maps of the routes are available at Beaconsfield Library.
Enjoy! Do give us your feedback on your experiences, suggested route or direction improvements and above all share with friends, family and visitors alike.
Enjoy Beaconsfield Walks
Beaconsfield Library have supplies of “all weather” laminated maps showing all of the Enjoy Beaconsfield walks below. If you can’t get there to collect one or supplies have run out, you can download it here:
A4 map with all routes marked (note Finch Lane is a private road)
Shorter walks
All of these walks are circular and should be completed in under an hour at a gentle pace.
1. Beaconsfield New Town through Hogback Wood
4. Beaconsfield New Town to Knotty Green
6. Beaconsfield New Town through One Tree Meadow
9. Beaconsfield Old Town through Walk Wood
Longer walks
These longer walks are circular and include the potential to stop for refreshment. Website links are included where possible to allow you to check opening and food serving times.
2. Holtspur to The Falcon, Wooburn Moor
Click here to see a video of the route, height and distance graphics
3. Beaconsfield Old Town to The Royal Standard, Wooburn Common
Click here to see a video of the route, height and distance graphics
5. Beaconsfield New Town to Seer Green
Click here to see a video of the route, height and distance graphics
7. Beaconsfield Old Town to The White Horse, Hedgerley
Click here to see a video of the route, height and distance graphics
8. Beaconsfield New Town to The Harte and Magpies, Ongar Hill
Click here to see a video of the route, height and distance graphics
11. Beaconsfield New Town to The Royal Standard of England, Forty Green
Click here to see a video of the route, height and distance graphics
To create an A3 size Enjoy Beaconsfield Walks map, use the links below to 4 x A4 PDF files. Once printed, they can be stuck together to create an A3 size map by following the instructions below. These are low-res to keep the file size down.
Section A (note Finch Lane is a private road)
Section B
Section C
Section D
– Tape Section A and B together, joining on the long edge A/B
– Tape Section C and D together, joining on the long edge C/D
– Place the two A3 pages created back to back, so D is behind A and C behind B
– To check you have these the right way up, fold the left hand side of the map over and route 8 instructions should appear alongside the map route 8, similarly route 10
– Stick the A3 sections back to back
Enjoy Beaconsfield Cycles
Here are 6 circular cycle routes in and around Beaconsfield. These have been selected with safety in mind, highlighting busy road crossings in particular, but Enjoy Beaconsfield at your own risk. Always check your lights, brakes and tyres before you set off.
Thank you to the Beaconsfield Cycle Paths Action Group for their support with this project. You can find out more about them here: www.beaconsfield-cycle-paths.org.uk
Enjoy Beaconsfield Heritage
Find out more about Beaconsfield’s rich history and literary links with these four walks. These have been selected with safety in mind, highlighting busy road crossings in particular, but Enjoy Beaconsfield at your own risk.
Map of Beaconsfield New Town literary heritage walk
New Town literary heritage walk (The Beaconsfield Society has previously celebrated some of Beaconsfield’s famous literary residents including Enid Blyton, Alison Uttley, Sir Terry Pratchett and Robert Frost)
The Heritage Walks are a joint publication, created by the collaboration of The Beaconsfield Society and the Beaconsfield Historical Society in 2021/2022. Special thanks to Kari Dorme and Deirdre Smaje of The Beaconsfield Society and Clare Bull and Debbie Marsden of the Beaconsfield Historical Society. You can find out more about the Beaconsfield Historical Society here: www.beaconsfieldhistory.org.uk