Directions

National Grid Ref: SU785865

By car: From M25, take M40 west to Junction 4 (High Wycombe). Take A404 south, then A4155 (Marlow to Henley road). Turn right at Mill End, and village is 1 mile to the north (look out for church in distance).

Public Transport: Not too easy, but there's reliable service from Paddington to Henley-on-Thames (change at Twyford), then an hourly bus service (route 329) from Henley Town Hall to Mill End, then about 1 mile to the village. Or take cab from Henley to Hambleden (about 5 miles).
Full info on bus services at www.buckscc.gov.uk/travelinfo/index.htm

Map:

Notes:
The Stag & Huntsman: telephone 01491 571227. Closes mid afternoon on Sunday and re-opens at 7pm.
Excellent lunchtime menu: full meals & snacks. Order taken until 2pm, but get there early if eating, as they get very busy.
For further information see www.greatbeer.co.uk/bucstan

Route & Question Sheet

STARTERS
Answers can be seen at the front of the pub.

1.	Instant dismissal this provides For either of two cricketing sides…
2.	…With no ringleader, it would seem There's one for each man in the team
3.	The tenants smoked? What's this? The result of metamorphosis

STAGE I
Turn right out of pub, past the car park, then after a short distance turn right on track signposted as public footpath. Stage ends at entrance to field on left.

4.	Sounds like a little more you need And this will lead you to succeed
5.	Sort of shackles and fetters That produce a stream of letters…
6.	…Seen the letters?

STAGE II
Turn left, do not actually enter field but keep to path at left of post. Follow path uphill, which soon affords fine views of local countryside. Continue into woodland. At clearing, keep ahead following yellow footpath arrows. After a further 20 yards bear right at white post and over stile into field. Ahead along LH side of field then straight ahead across field after end of trees on left. Stage ends at gate/stile at far side of crossing track.

7.	Blouse all ripped, bloody elbows Don't wander into restricted 'edgerows!
8.	Enabled the teams to achieve conversion…
9.	…this'll suggest the singular version

STAGE III
Over (or round) stile and straight ahead, eventually reaching lane, where bear left and ahead to village (Rotten Row) passing pond on your right. Stage ends when the lane turns left (by post box)..

10.	This you'll see through (it's a gift) And from it horse's head will lift
11.	By the sound of it you could Expect knots in this wood
12.	This tastes chewy: what's to blame? You're supposed to cook it over the flame
13.	We seem to be set fair But the Poles are worse for wear

STAGE IV
Follow the lane when it turns left and continue for some way (ignoring turn-off on your right). Stage ends at entrance to Hutton's Farm on your left.

14.	Am I used in experimentation To show the current situation?
15.	Do they give politicians an autumnal boost?…
16.	…and is this where their chickens will come home to roost?

STAGE V
Turn left down drive to Hutton's Farm (this IS a public footpath), following the drive round to right at the far end. When the drive bears right to farm buildings, keep ahead on grassy path. Through gateway, turn left, then after 20 yards go right and follow path across to the woods, where stage ends.

17.	Anglo-French CD Nigel improvised free
18.	A colourful lord Who ain't from abroad
19.	His time of arrival was 1608 A cube, a square and a heavyweight

STAGE VI
Go into woods, then immediately left following path, which gradually drifts downhill. Keep to left again at fork after three yellow arrows. Keep ahead for some way then left up towards gap in trees (just beyond old rotting tree stump on left). Continue through broken stile and across field, over ridge. Over stile at far side of field (careful on slope at far side of stile), then right at track. Follow this track to T-junction with road. Straight ahead across road, through kissing gate, then bear slightly left across field to another kissing gate at far side, where stage ends..

20.	No arrows on the floor But an unspectacular score
21.	Probably best near Cirencester Before it's had a chance to fester
22.	G G X A T E

STAGE VII
Turn left and follow lane to entrance to churchyard. Take the RH of the two paths through churchyard (NB no answers on gravestones), bearing right as you pass front door of church. After emerging through gate, turn left. Cross the road after passing war memorial and continue back to the pub.

23.	A request to make things bright? The reference you must cite
24.	If closed on Sunday, don't despair It may be available just over there
25.	Here's a tongue-twister to close About as far as a quiz walk goes?

Young Walkers Questions

All stages and directions the same as the main walk above

There is one clue to solve in each stage. For each clue, there is a box for each letter of the answer. You can write in the grey squares. The black squares are spaces between words.

For an extra point, when you have finished, the letters in the grey boxes can be re-arranged to spell out something that you have done today.

AT THE PUB
Can you buy books and pens here?

STAGE 1.
An unusual entrance … going up?

STAGE 2.
Rather pale, these show you the way.

STAGE3.
Post a letter here: to this very famous person?

STAGE 4.
Tractor driver lives here?

STAGE 5.
Leave your cars in this place.

STAGE 6.
We can all walk along this way.

STAGE 7
The vicar's phone number starts and ends with this

Answers

1) FIRE SWITCH OFF/ON
2) Eleven links in chain hanging from large ring
3) Licensees W.H. SMITH, A.D. STOKES (anag. SMOKED, WHATS, THIS)
4) DUDLEY & DOWELL on drain cover (D. Moore + do well)
5) Chains
6) METPOST on label at bottom of flight of steps
7) Barbed wire (first letters)
8) HAMBLEDEN ESTATE (anag. ENABLED, THE, TEAMS)
9) Thistles (i.e. this'll)
10) Trough (i.e. 'through' less 'h')
11) FOREST label on top of wooden fence (i.e. Notts Forest FC)
12) TOUGH UNDER FIRE on padlock
13) Weather vane with broken N & S arms
14) METER (i.e. ammeter measures current)
15) CONFERENCE CREATIONS
16) HUTTON'S FARM (ref. Hutton Report)
17) GOLDEN LARCH FENCING (anag. ANGLO, FRENCH, CD, NIGEL)
18) RAINBOW HAILSHAM MADE IN ENGLAND (on black straps round saplings)
19) MILTON on large concrete cylinder (M = 1000, IL = 49, TON; John Milton b. 1608)
20) 26 on pylon, by Danger of Death sign (ref. common darts score)
21) THAMES WATER (ref. source of the R. Thames)
22) Kissing gate (i.e. Kiss (X) in G Gate)
23) Psalm 43.3 (on lantern over lych gate)
24) SERVICE above garage (i.e. church is opposite)
25) FRIETH 3 on signpost

Young Walker Answers

AT THE PUB
Can you buy books and pens here?

W

H

S

M

I

T

H

STAGE 1.
An unusual entrance … going up?

W

O

O

D

E

N

S

T

A

I

R

S

STAGE 2.
Rather pale, these show you the way.

W

H

I

T

E

A

R

R

O

W

S

STAGE3.
Post a letter here: to this very famous person?

Q

U

E

E

N

E

L

I

Z

A

B

E

T

H

STAGE 4.
Tractor driver lives here?

H

U

T

T

O

N

S

F

A

R

M

STAGE 5.
Leave your cars in this place.

P

A

R

K

I

N

G

A

R

E

A

STAGE 6.
We can all walk along this way.

P

U

B

L

I

C

F

O

O

T

P

A

T

H

STAGE 7
The vicar's phone number starts and ends with this

Z

E

R

O

The letters in the grey boxes are W, A, I, Q, U, K, L and Z which make ……. QUIZ WALK