Tring
ICKNIELD WAY: 5 MILES FROM START
RIDGEWAY: 82¼ MILES FROM OVERTON HILL, PLUS 1 MILE OFF ROUTE
Although Tring is around five miles off the Icknield Way, most people will arrive here for the walk as it has a rail station.
Tring is nearer the Ridgeway, making it a suitable stopping point either during or at the end of the walk.
There is much choice about accommodation, pubs and restaurants. It also has a has a rail station.
Compare the picture left with the one at the bottom of the page taken 60 years ago.
Public Transport
Tring Rail Station is 1¾ miles away along the Ridgeway Path in
Station Road, Tring, HP23 5QR [Map]
Bus Services from Tring Rail Station serve many places, including some on the
Chiltern Way: Aldbury, Cow Roast, Hemel Hempstead (not the station), and Little Gaddesden
Ridgeway:
Berkhamsted Rail Station is located in
Station Approach, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2AR [Map]
Bus Services at Berkhamsted Rail Station connect to many places, including some on the Chiltern Way: Aldbury, Cow Roast, Hemel Hempstead (town, not the station), Potten End and Tring
Luton Rail Station is located in
Station Road, Luton, LU1 2LT [Map]
Bus Services at Luton rail station connect to
Chalk Hill, Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Ivinghoe, Streatley, Toddington, Tring, Upper Sundon, Whipsnade and Wingfield
Other Bus services
Red Rose Travel bus 161 connects Tring centre to Wendover to and Ivinghoe
General Information
Tring Website:
www.tring.gov.uk
Old Photographs of Tring
Click on the picture below to view more information and the option to view or buy from a choice of 14 old photographs of Tring.
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.