Sarratt Walk 08

Footpath from Bottom Lane to The Briars

A relatively short circular walk of just 3.5 miles beginning and ending at Sarratt village hall.
It's a gentle, relatively flat walk that is suitable for families, although of course any accompanying dogs must be kept under control at all times, and meanders through the lovely Commonwood woods passing the beautiful Commonwood House and on through the fields.
This walk took me a little under an 1hr 30mins on a cloudy but warm day in mid July 2012.
A map of the walk is attached HERE

Lovely oak tree on Sarratt Green

There is some limited parking in front of the village hall but if full then off road parking is available in surrounding roads.

Start with your back to the village hall, turn left and walk up towards The Green, passing "The Cricketers" public house and the village pond. Continue on past the school and shop on your left hand side and "The Boot" public house on your right.

Observe the beautiful oak trees in the centre of the green.

Continue on through to the end of the Green (in total about 800yds) where all pavements have ceased to exist - until you reach a signposted footpath on your right to Commonwood.
Turn right down this track and go forward past the houses.

Footpath from The Forge to Plough Lane

Go through the kiising gate at the end of the track and into the field, keep to your left beside the hedgerows and follow the path downhill passing two more kissing gates/stiles until you emerge into Plough Lane, where you turn right on the road.

Triangle in front of Dellfield House, Plough Lane

Go right at Plough Lane, cross the grass triangle by Dellfield House and take the footpath (much less muddy than the bridle path), which runs parallel with the bridle path.
(Enlarge the picture and the footpath/bridle path sign can be seen just to the right of the centre tree)
Follow this up through Commonwood towards Bucks Hill to emerge beside Commonwood House.

Commonwood House from Bucks Hill footpath entrance

Go left along the road past the impressive Commonwood House, the cross over and head for the footpath, marked Bucks Hill in the far corner. It's a little overgrown and not immediately obvious but this picture of Commonwood House was taken standing at the path's entrance, so that may help identify its location.

Oak tree in Common Wood

Entering the footpath always endeavour to keep to the left along the paths, past this lovely oak tree until you reach a stile leading into a field
Cross the stile and keeping the trees on your left go forward into the field.

Feint path leading from Common Wood to Bucks Hill Farm

The path is quite feint here but can just be made out running up the centre of the field. Your aim here is the dead centre of the horizon

The "hidden" path at Bucks Hill Farm

At the top of the field cross another stile beside a gate onto a broad track leading to Bucks Hill Farm, but almost immediately (20yds) turn left down a wide but pretty well hidden path.
This path leads past several bungalows and out onto Bucks Hill Road, where you turn right.

Traditional 'phone box in Bucks Hill

Turn right along Bucks Hill Road - mind the traffic - past this traditional 'phone box for about 250yds until you reach a footpath on your left beside "Griffinhurst"

"Griffinhurst" formerly "The Rose and Crown" in Bucks Hill

"Griffinhurst" according to the sign used to be "The Rose and Crown" public house.

Footpath beside "Griffinhurst" leading to Jefferys Farm

Walk just beyond "Griffinhurst" and take the footpath immediately beside it into an arable field.
Follow the path, keeping to the left hand edge until you cross over through the hedge boundary and continue on the other side in the adjacent field, keeping beside the hedge now on your right.
Go left around the corner at the end of the hedge and take narrow diagonal path through another field.

Footpath through the field to Jefferys Farm

Go through yet another hedge and bearing left follow this narrow path through another field heading towards Jeffreys Farm in the distance.

Arched exit from Jeffreys Farm onto Langleybury Fields

At the end of the field you proceed along a nice grassy path borderd by a high hedge on the right and a pretty copse on the left aiming for this impressive conifer hedge at the far end, where you emerge onto Langleybury Fields. Turn left here heading towards Bucks Hill.

Bucks Hill signpost to "Cart and Horses" in Quickmoor Lane

Turn left at Bucks Hill and after about 50yds turn righ down Quickmoor Lane, heading towards the Cart and Horses public house.
This can be a busy road with some fast moving traffic so please take extra care.

"Cart and Horses" public house on Quickmoor Lane

Follow Quickmoor Lane until you reach The Coach and Horses public house where you turn left and follow the road back down the hill, keeping to the left at the fork as you enter Common Wood (it's the name of the road here) and passing Commonwood House over on the right.
Proceed forward to the bottom of the hill.

Junction of Common Wood and Bottom Lane with footpath entrance to The Briars, Sarratt

At the bottom of Common Wood turn left along Bottom Lane and the after about 25yds take the footpath on your right.
(Where the "For Sale" sign is)

Footpah leading from Bottom Lane to The Briars

Cross the stile onto the footpath which runs straight ahead alongside the field.
Look at the stables, where there are usually many horses to see.
Follow this path straight ahead up the hill, through the copse, straight on beside the tennis courts until you emerge into The Briars.

Footpath entrance at The Briars

This is a picturte of the exit from the footpath onto The Briars.
From here proceed forward on George V Way and directly opposite is the VIllage Hall - from whence you started!!

I hope you enjoyed your walk, and that the weather was kind.

If you found any errors, spelling or otherwise, or difficulty with my directions then do please let me know, I'm always looking to improve my information.

Suggestions are also always welcome.

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