Colne Valley walk, Verulamium and St Albans Cathedral

Colne Valley walk, Verulamium and St Albans Cathedral

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GRADE: Beginner, 16km 10m. 4.5 hrs hiking time, good paths through woodland and meadows.

From Garston, we cross the meadows at Meriden to Lord Knutsford’s Munden Manor and join the Hertfordshire way before meeting the Colne Valley Walk and River Ver continuing onto Moor Mill Inn.

The walk then enters the picturesque woodlands and ponds of Frogmore park and follows the Ver Valley to Sopwell. From here we enter the suburbs of St Albans passing under Cotton Mill Bridge to enter Verulamium Park.

Walking through the park visiting the Roman wall which once surrounded the town then onto the Cathedral dedicated to Britain’s first saint and the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain.

From here you are welcome to join us in the Fighting Cocks one of Britain’s oldest pubs for a drink and some food or return to the station and the train home.

MEETING TIME: 10:00 Garston Station, outside the ticket office.

TRAINS: Euston railway station 09:24 train changing at Watford Junction then onto Garston arriving 09:51. Return train from St Albans City.
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(THERE MAY BE BUS REPLACEMENT BETWEEN WATFORD AND GARSTON 2 STOPS, BUT NOT YET CONFIRMED)

COST: £10 organiser fee pay RSVP

WALK STARTS- 10:00 from Garston Railway station

WALK ENDS- approx 16:30 at St Alban’s City Station

What to bring: Face covering and sanitiser are compulsory. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FLjSAczjgbZ26OKE4Iy_zX2IFqkybdXCmK9AkVfqI1w/edit?usp=sharing

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