I Followed a Forgotten 1940s Walking Guide into the Chilterns (4K) @JohnRogersWalks
I Followed a Forgotten 1940s Walking Guide into the Chilterns (4K)  @JohnRogersWalks
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This was the perfect country walk into stunning English countryside in the Chiltern hills. Starting at High Wycombe the trail from a 1949 walking guide, More Walks with Fieldfare heads up through the Hughenden Valley to Naphill. From here it heads across the valley to the town of Great Missenden. The walk ends by passing through Angling Spring Wood where Roald Dahl got inspiration for some of his most beloved stories including Fantastic Mr Fox and Danny Champion of the World.

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Chapters
0:00 High Wycombe
3:00 Hughenden Park
10:26 Naphill Common
18:03 Bryant’s Bottom
24:22 overgrown path
26:17 Narfan Wood
27:37 Prestwood
30:36 Angling Spring Wood

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