Chiltern Walks: Chalfont St Peter, Seer Green and Chalfont St Giles
Descent to the Misbourne near Chalfont St Giles
Start & Finish: Chalfont St. Peter Car Park, Church Lane, Chalfont St Peter, SL9 9TW
Distance: 13.1 km (8.1 miles)
Elevation change: + / - 124 m
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): Chiltern Way, South Bucks Way
Other routes touched (cycle): Chilterns Heritage Trail: Milton Route
Pubs / Cafes on route: Several in Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St.Giles, The Three Horseshoes, Seer Green (4.6km in)
Map: OS Explorer Map (172) Chiltern Hills East
Links: Chalfont St Peter, Jordans Quaker Meeting Centre, Jordans, Seer Green, Chalfont St Giles, River Misbourne
This is the first of a series of walks along and nearby the River Misbourne in the central Chilterns. This first section starts and ends in Chalfont St. Peter and follows the southern section of the well-signed Chiltern Heritage Trail. The guidance below will help you navigate but don’t use it as a fully accurate turn-by-turn guide. Always take a map and/or a GPX route and prepare well for the weather and terrain.
A highlight of this walk is the Quaker Meeting House and Jordan’s village, 3km from the start. Just after you pass Jordan’s YHA at the west end of Welder’s Lane you can cut through the grounds of the Quaker Meeting House. Look out for the grave of William Penn, founder of the US state of Pennsylvania. Round the corner on Jordan’s Lane you’ll find the Mayflower Barn, privately owned and not accessible but visible from the road. According to the sign in the Quaker centre, the barn takes its name from the belief that it contains original beams from the Pilgrim Fathers’ Mayflower ship. Taking Seer Green Lane west off Jordan’s Lane you’ll pass through the pretty village of Jordans.
