Summary

An easy, stile free, stroll around the borders of Lane End village through fields and woods passing ‘Bolter End Farm’ where fresh food can be purchased from Lacey’s Farm Shop.

Length:                              2 miles (allow 1 hour)

Start & finish:                    Lane End car park, High Street, Lane End HP14 3ER

Access Information:         An easy walk on good paths, sometimes muddy in Finings Wood

Food & drink:                    Grouse & Ale pub and Lacey’s Farm Shop, Bolter End Farm

Route

1. From the rear of the car park, walk straight down to Bullocks Farm Lane. Cross, turn left along the pavement to a path on left just beyond ‘Briar House’.
2. Cross the road and follow the path downhill through a kissing gate. Keep straight ahead, then left to walk alongside the motorway and left away from it. The path then circles the edge of four fields finally leading to the B482 road. Stop awhile at the ‘Don Gresswell’ bench for views over Finings Wood.
3. At the road, turn left along the pavement and crossover to the concrete track just before the entrance to Bolter End Farm. Follow the track past ‘Bracken Cottage’ and turn left, through gate just beyond. Follow the track through 2 further gates before descending into Finings Wood. Walk straight on until sign-posted fork is reached.
4. Fork left twice, ascend the hill, and follow obvious path bordering field on your right. There are views towards Little Frieth from here often with spirals of red kites if the fields are being worked. Drop down and cross bridge, then ascend a short flight of steps – with handrail – and pass through a gate out onto Ditchfield Common.
5. Turn left past the front of ‘Meakes’, and take narrow gravel track ahead through the copse. Pass through a gate, the graveyard extension and the next gate and past Holy Trinity church on the right. Follow the unmade lane round to the right, then left along Church Path and straight on to the road and the car park beyond.