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Slow Ways linking Woburn Sands and Ampthill, Bletchley, Cranfield, Flitwick, Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell, Woburn
England / Buckinghamshire / Woburn Sands
Woburn Sands’s seven Slow Ways are 54% checked
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Walk to Woburn Sands from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Bletchley—Woburn Sands
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Blewob one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 50m | Descent 49m | |
Bletchley—Woburn Sands
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Blewob two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Bletchley—Woburn Sands
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Blewob three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Milton Keynes—Woburn Sands
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Milwob one |
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2 X |
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Verify me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 80m | Descent 84m | ||
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Newport Pagnell—Woburn Sands
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Newwob one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 94m | Descent 72m | ||
Woburn Sands—Ampthill
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Wobamp one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 218m | Descent 202m | ||
Woburn Sands—Cranfield
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Wobcra one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 71m | Descent 44m | |
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Woburn Sands—Cranfield
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Wobcra two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 36m | Descent 62m | ||
Woburn Sands—Flitwick
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Wobufli one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 172m | Descent 178m | ||
Woburn Sands—Woburn
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Wobwob one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 40m | Descent 75m | ||
Woburn Sands—Woburn
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Wobwob two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 112m | Descent 77m |
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Collective progress
52% of Woburn Sands’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Woburn Sands’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Woburn Sands
75km out of 103km have been walked and reviewed
105km of reviews have been shared in Woburn Sands
Latest Updates
David Sanderson added Blewob three, a new walk from Bletchley to Woburn Sands
Walk this routeThe pavement is set back far from the road and a series of wide underpasses allow you to walk through without having to cross any other roads. There is a short cross country section involving 2 kissing gates and then a walk along the pavement of the busy road to Woburn Sands....
David Sanderson
David Sanderson added Blewob two, a new walk from Bletchley to Woburn Sands
Walk this routeThe only element that nearly lost it a star was the decision to cross the busy H7 Chaffron Way between the bus stops rather than using the underpass but it was obvious enough to ignore when I walked it....
David Sanderson
Straightforward route, we walked in direction from Woburn to Woburn Sands....
andy_mackay
Access would be a little difficult at points due to logs blocking paths and steps on steep inclines. The route is accurate to the paths on the ground and would definitely walk again!...
Hannah
Easy route to follow - only one path through a field was a few meters off from the marked path, but easy to follow to the required gap in the hedge. Would walk again!...
Hannah
Some steeper sections might be tricky, and kissing gates and steps make this not for wheels....
andy_mackay
The only point to note here is when you get to the end of this section where the route takes you out onto the Woburn Road, the route as plotted suggests you need to go through a locked gate when in fact you should follow the path round to the right a little way, which takes you to a pelican crossing allowing you to cross the road safely. There are a few kissing gates in the first section from Woburn Sands to Ridgmont and then a couple more when the route passes into Ampthill Park, but no stiles and apart from a few steep but short climbs nothing too taxing....
NSingleton
Here there is a little road walking but quickly you get onto footpaths that take you through Crawley Park lands with some nice views, then through a small wood before on through fields of sheep onto the Crawley Road. There is then a stretch along the road here before you cut off on a footpath through fields and then up Lydds Lane into Ridgmont. From Ridgmont you take a footpath to Segenhoe church and then on through fields down to a road....
NSingleton
Pleasant walk, quite scenic, avoiding majority of roads and urban areas where possible. Path surfaces vary; grass fields, compacted mud, stone, wood bark, but mostly tarmac. One flight of steps (can be navigated around) after the community orchard at Peartree Bridge, and several kissing gates on the route....
A1_robs
From Woburn Sands station there is a long stretch on the Woburn Sands - Cranfield road, which although it is two lane has no speed restrictions and no pavement or verge for most of it. I therefore opted to take the second of the two route options as it got off the road soonest. The path up onto the bridge was cinder and would have been hard going for a wheelchair or pushchairs but I think any one using these would have given up on the road section anyway....
NSingleton
This is a pleasant short walk, first bit through Woburn Sands continuing through Woburn Woods and over arable fields to Woburn. After a short section of woods the route comes to arable fields....
LizMcBreen
LizMcBreen added Wobwob two, a new walk from Woburn Sands to Woburn
Walk this routeThe route starts at the train station which is about 1km from Woburn Sands centre. Up till from station (level crossing at station) going past some large Edwardian houses, arrive in small centre of Woburn Sands, public toilets, snack bars, shops pubs and hotel. Just as leave Woburn Sands on Woburn road the path is signed to the left....
LizMcBreen
Slow Ways added Blewob one, a new walk from Bletchley to Woburn Sands
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Milwob one, a new walk from Milton Keynes to Woburn Sands
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Newwob one, a new walk from Newport Pagnell to Woburn Sands
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wobamp one, a new walk from Woburn Sands to Ampthill
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wobcra one, a new walk from Woburn Sands to Cranfield
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wobcra two, a new walk from Woburn Sands to Cranfield
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wobufli one, a new walk from Woburn Sands to Flitwick
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wobwob one, a new walk from Woburn Sands to Woburn
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Woburn Sands’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SP9246936397
Lat / Lon
52.01831° / -0.65390°
Easting / Northing
492,469E / 236,397N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Woburn Sands's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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