Activities at Chilterns Countryside

Bradenham Beech Woods, Bunkers and Ballrooms

This is a medium length walk in the woodlands and meadows of the Bradenham Manor Estate in Buckinghamshire village of Bradenham and neighbouring meadows.

• Moderate
• 2 hours
• 4.4 miles (7.05km)

Countryside ranger walks

Explore the countryside around Hughenden and the Chilterns on a guided walk with our ranger team and find out about the conservation work that supports nature and encourages wildlife.

Chiltern Hills Three-in-One Walk

A scenic walk linking three National Trust properties in the Chiltern Hills: West Wycombe, Bradenham and Hughenden.

• Challenging
• 3 hours
• 5.5 miles (8.85km)

Hambleden Mill to Henley-on-Thames – a circular walk

This circular, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) walk starts at the site of an extensive Roman villa complex with a dark history. It then crosses the River Thames via a weir and a lock at Hambleden Mill, before heading upstream along the river bank alongside the regatta course to Henley-on-Thames. This stretch of river is usually busy with boats of many types, and a wide variety of geese, ducks, swans, cormorants and other water birds. In the summer months it is popular with numerous leisure boats.

• Moderate
• 3 hours
• 6.1 miles (9.8km)

Bradenham Estate

You could explore acres of countryside, with beech woodland surrounding a village that clusters around a village green. The village also has a pub, church and seventeenth century manor house, which is now tenanted.

Discover bluebells in the Chilterns Countryside

There’s nothing more enchanting than stumbling across a vibrant carpet of woodland bluebells. There are many places at Hughenden and in the Chiltern Hills where bluebells flourish and they are at their best between mid-April and late May.

From Chilterns Escarpment to Remote Interior

This is a moderately long walk that begins at Watlington Hill with far-reaching views of the Chilterns escarpment and the Oxford Vale.

• Challenging
• 5 hours 30 mins
• 11.3 miles (18.15km)

Watlington Hill and the Wormsley Estate – An Emblematic Chilterns Walk

This is a 8.4 miles (13.4 kilometres) walk taking you around the National Trust’s Watlington Hill site, Pyrton Hill, Cowleaze Wood and the Wormsley Estate.

• Challenging
• 4 hours
• 8.4 miles (13.5km)

Beacon Hill, Juniper Bank and Aston Wood Walk

A moderate walk around the Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve and the National Trust woodlands at Juniper Bank and Aston Wood. Some of the route coincides with the way-marked Aston Rowant Discovery Trail.

• Moderate
• 2 hours
• 4.5 miles (7.2km)

Pulpit Hill and the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve

This is a short walk offering panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment and the Aylesbury Vale.

• Moderate
• 1 hour
• 1.3 miles (2.05km)

Watlington Hill short walk

This is a 1.5 mile walk around the Watlington Hill site, with opportunities to see rare and endangered chalk grassland and woodland habitats. The walk offers spectacular views over Watlington, the Vale of Oxford, and along the Chiltern Escarpment.

• Moderate
• 1 hour
• 1.5 miles (2.4km)

What's great about this run?

Designed by outdoor enthusiasts for outdoor enthusiasts, this 10k off-road run meanders through beautiful Chilterns countryside. There are plenty of things to do for family, friends and dog whilst you run. The entrance fee helps look after the woods and wildlife.

Coombe Hill Trees, Shrubs and Grass

This short walk around the beautiful Chilterns countryside of Coombe Hill and Low Scrubs takes you to and describes some of the notable plants that have populated this landscape. It also explains how the National Trust and its volunteers work to conserve them.

• Easy
• 1 hour
• 1.6 miles (2.55km)

West Wycombe: Ridges and Bottoms

This 8 mile walk heads northwest of West Wycombe to some beautiful countryside and woodland with far-reaching views.

• Challenging
• 4 hours
• 8.0 miles (12.85km)

The Best of Coombe Hill walk

This gentle circular stroll, which takes around 40 minutes, takes in the best Coombe Hill has to offer. You can expect panoramic views across the Aylesbury Vale and rare chalk grassland filled with wildflowers and butterflies in the summer.

• Easy
• 40 mins
• 1.0 mile (1.6km)

Bradenham countryside trail

This is a short walk around the Buckinghamshire village of Bradenham and neighbouring meadows.

• Easy
• 1 hour
• 2.0 miles (3.2km)

Bradenham Bolt useful race information

The when, where and how of the Bradenham Bolt 10k. All you need to know for a relaxed run-up to the big day.

Coombe Hill Woodland Walk

This gentle 3.5 mile circular walk passes mostly through sheltered woodland, from the mysterious coppiced beech of Low Scrubs to the towering beech standards of Linton’s Wood. The final section of the walk, in contrast, takes you around Coombe Hill, with its magnificent, far-reaching views.

• Easy
• 1 hour 3 mins
• 3.5 miles (5.6km)