Woburn Safari Park

Aspley Guise to Woburn Village

Saturday, 12^th May 2007

Day out on the wild side in Safari Park

Woburn Abbey holding hundreds of years of history

3,000 acres deer park

A Georgian town of village proportions

     
Details of the trip

Meeting

Saturday, 12^th May

8.15am

London Euston (next to the ticket office)

look for a person with L2L poster

Map: Aspley Guise

Walk

Starting in the village of Aspley Guise, this circular walk takes you through the Woburn Estate, seat of the dukes of Bedford since the seventeenth century and now home to Woburn Safari Park – the country’s largest – as well as the stately family home, Woburn Abbey, named for the monastery that once stood here. The walk loops round the safari park before heading over the hill to cross the estate’s deer park and past abbey itself; an optional six-kilometre loop leads around the abbey and through landscaped Woburn Park. From the abbey, it’s a short walk out to the attractive, largely Georgian, village of Woburn. The walk back to Aspley Guise takes you through farmland and along lanes to the medieval heart of the village.

Difficulty of the walk

Moderate

15 km, plus optional 6 km detour

What should I take with me?

Tracking shoes,

Waterproof clothes,

Something for your lunch.

Transport

We will take the train from London Euston to Aspley Guise. Journey takes approximately 1h.

Return to London: Train from Aspley Guise will be in London after 6pm.

Costs

Normal Price:              £18.70             (cheap day return ticket)

Price with L2L:          £15.00             (including fees and group discount)

What should I do to join the trip?

Just write us by 11^th May April on [email protected] and register for the trip (please write “Registration for”Woburn Safari Park” into the subject field)

Questions? Please do not hesitate to contact us on the mentioned email.