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Provisions for my walking expedition.09:40:13
I was impressed that the price of a first class ticket to Hemel Hempstead was only about £4 more than the standard class are.09:50:51
First class on the Hemel Hempstead Express.09:52:25
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Welcome to Hemel Hempstead!10:28:08
Only a few minutes from Hemel Hempstead station and it already started to feel like the countryside.10:31:35
Next signs on the route.10:39:00
Open fields.
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A nice house I passed.10:54:55
A bit muddy here! Glad I didn't wear brogues for a change.10:59:02
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Some little wild flowers.
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More open fields.11:08:44
To be honest the fields started to get a bit boring after a while.11:15:53
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Horses.11:34:14
The signpost had fallen down here leaving me a little unsure whether I was going the right way.11:34:44
Another muddy field to cross.11:46:00
Finally arriving in Flaunden!
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Houses in Flaunden.11:54:33
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Arrived at the Green Dragon with in perfect time just before midday opening.11:56:39
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I had the tap room all to myself.12:02:42
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More shots of the tap room.12:06:28
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Alas no food was being served today and I was a bit hungry, so I decided I should just have a quick pint then press on to another pub for lunch.12:41:34
This sign seemed wonderfully unnecessary to me.12:41:40
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There's actually a little observatory over there.12:56:33
Nice wooded bit here.12:59:43
This made for a very pleasant change from the open fields.12:59:58
Quite a lot of horse poo to avoid though.
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Back to open fields again.13:04:36
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The river Chess.13:14:00
Some nice houses along here.
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Last field to cross?13:23:08
This path led directly to the back of the Red Lion.13:24:44
The Red Lion, where I had lunch.13:25:01
The interior wasn't much to write home about alas.
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...but the little courtyard by the side was pleasant enough.13:40:57
My lunch. Pleasant enough.13:54:48
On the final leg of my walk to Chorleywood now to get the train back to London.