Directions

Nat Grid Ref: SU784967 (see Landranger 165)

Location: City Road, Radnage (Bucks HP14 4DW)
After exiting from M40 at Junction 5 follow signs for A40 Stokenchurch/Wycombe. Go through Stokenchurch then take lane on left signposted Radnage 2. Pub is on the left hand side.

Public Transport: This is a bit more difficult. The nearest BR station is Saunderton (one stop after High Wycombe on the Marylebone line), it's only a few miles away, also trains stop there on Sundays but you'd need to get a cab from there to the pub.

Map:

Notes: The pub does hot food throughout the lunch time period, (but if you only want sandwiches the landlord said they should be ordered by 1pm). On Sundays they seem to close at some point during the afternoon (not specific, but when things are quiet by sound of it) and re-open at 7pm.

There are some stunning views across the Chilterns on this walk, but the penalty is that there are a fair few stiles and a couple of steepish ascents so may not be suitable for buggy pushing in places.

Route & Question Sheet

STARTERS
Outside the pub, looking inward from the road, the answers will be between the pub signpost anf the far end wall.

1.	Cellarmanship should be good here They both have a degree in beer
2.	Embassy could burn all day They won't complain in any way
3.	This hike's easiest clue Reacquaints old with new

STAGE I
Turn left out of pub, keep to LH side of road. At war memorial, go left down footpath & over stile. Continue ahead, path starts to go downhill. Stage ends at stepped metal stile.

4.	Broken lintel? More than enough To make me sound my warning stuff
5.	Snob's traditional and final pose …
6.	… where a black beauty might powder her nose.

STAGE II
Keep ahead, path becomes wooded and curves to left then down to right. At junction with lane, go straight ahead up Horseshoe Road, past the Three Horseshoes pub (temporarily closed). Stage ends at corner of field on left just past "Whitethorns".

7.	Into our path the overflow's sent How many are straight and how many bent?
8.	Rather pushy? No Octuplicate? Just so
9.	Here you go round the dairy product The dairy product, the dairy product
10.	Down-sizing? Yes they are But isn't this a step too far?

STAGE III
Take path left into field, then follow LH side of field uphill. Take your time as it's a bit steep. At top, after pausing to admire the superb view, turn right and follow public footpath back down other side of field; at the bottom you'll cross two stiles before reaching the lane. Turn left and follow lane as far as junction just beyond 'Town End Farmyard' on left. Stage ends here.

11.	Beckham's shot From these … less what?
12.	Here's the stuff of bad dreams Two Nazi football teams
13.	Bird who made a nest with stone But always sweetly sang alone

STAGE IV
Turn left along Town End Road, then soon take a right at Public Footpath sign which crosses gravelled drive and over stile. Follow path down centre of field then over stile to road. Straight ahead up to church, go ahead through gate, then right across grass & down steps. Turn left just BEFORE gap in wall. At far end of churchyard go up steps and over depression in wall and then to stile where stage ends. (N.B. There are no answers on gravestones).

14.	Ursa major minor, one might say …
15.	… to boldly cross this on your way?
16.	"Another brick in the wall" (it's trapped) "When I'm sixty-four" seems apt

STAGE V
Over stile, follow path across field and over another stile with curvy steps on other side. Ahead across field to another stile. Over this stile and then bear slightly right across field towards metal gate at end of line of trees. Over this stile and follow path with wire fence on right. Stage ends after third stile crossed while following this path.

17.	A conditional that's set When it's not lunchtime yet
18.	She liked him (not a lot) But she liked him, at this spot.

STAGE VI
Turn right and take path down to road. Right here, follow road to junction then turn left up Bower's Lane. Stage ends at bend in road soon after Willows Farm.

19.	No real dog? I'm on the move …
20.	… so is my bath, as this will prove
21.	An object of fairy-tale osculation Larger than life in this situation

STAGE VII
Follow stony bridleway ahead uphill, then keep ahead as it becomes a real road (this is Bottle Square Lane). At junction with road by the school turn right and follow RH side of road back towards the pub. The stage (and walk) ends at the War Memorial where you turned off earlier.

22.	Wildly risqué and black It's visible through the crack
23.	Wildly risqué and black It's visible through the crack
24.	Amazing that they might fly But there they are in the sky
25.	Place named after … who? Hint: it's the final clue

Young Walkers Questions

All stages and directions are as the walk above.

STAGE I
a.	People in these homes Should never throw stones

STAGE II
b.	The American post Is grey like a ghost
c.	If I go clippety-clop down the street Why do I need one more for my feet?

STAGE III
d.	There's no sea in which in which to wade But still fun with a bucket and spade
e.	Careful where you tread You are walking on Wilma and Fred!

STAGE IV
f.	They cause burglars fright With their bark and their bite
g.	A place for prayer What lady's name is there?

STAGE V
h.	Now you've walked a couple of miles On this stage, how many stiles?

STAGE VI
i.	In the countryside they're seen The colour's wrong, they should be green
j.	Does this take you back To where naughty boys get a smack?

STAGE VII
k.	Just where this path starts It's black and white and red in parts
l.	Now we're getting near the end This helps the cars see round the bend

Answers

1. Licensees: Mrs B Scales, Mr B Scales (ie B.Sc. Ales)
2. Smoking allowed throughout
3 The Crown (first letters)
4. KENLIN alarm (hidden in broKEN LINtel)
5. AT LAST house name (shoemaker's last; snob = shoemaker)
6. Mirror outside stable door
7. Black pipes emerging from wall of shed - 2 bent and 1 straight
8. PULL (x 8) on drain cover
9. MULBERRY HOUSE on milk churn
10. Model Post Office bird house on wall
11. F (other letters are B, E, C, K, H, A & M round dressage arena)
12. SS 22 (on telegraph pole)
13. FAITHFULL on padlock (ref. Marianne F, pop singer)
14. Little plough in garden (Ursa major, Plough constellation)
15. KIRK STILE (ref. Star Trek intro)
16. 1938 (in wall at far end of churchyard)
17. IFAM on padlock (if + a.m.)
18. DEBBIE FOR PAUL carved on tree trunk (ref. P.Daniels & D.McGee)
19. ROMANI LODGE - DOGS RUNNING FREE INSIDE (anag. NO, REAL, DOG, I'M)
20. 'MOBILE DOG WASH' sticker (on BOTTOM ROAD sign)
21. Large frog in garden
22. Black Squire padlock, visible between post and gate (anag. RISQUE)
23. RIVEN OAK FARM (anag. MONK, FRIAR, AVE)
24. 3 pigs on weather vane
25. HURST COTTAGE (ref. Geoff H, 1966)

Young Walker Answers

a. Greenhouse
b. U.S. Mail post-box
c. "Three Horseshoes" pub
d. Sandy field for horse riders
e. Flint stones in field
f. "DANGER: GUARD DOGS"
g. St. Mary's Church
h. Six (or seven including stile at the start of stage 5)
i. "Red Hedges" house
j. "Bottom Road"
k. Black, white and red post (with "Vergemaster" label)
l. Large mirror at bend in road