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Cholesbury Windmill – Hawridge Windmill loop from Cholesbury

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Cholesbury-Cum-St Leonards

Cholesbury Windmill – Hawridge Windmill loop from Cholesbury

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Cholesbury Windmill – Hawridge Windmill loop from Cholesbury

01:11

4.50km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.29 km

Foxglove Valley, Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Top tip: this area gets pretty soggy in the winter. This little valley has lots of deadly but stunning foxgloves – do not touch or eat! The path is singletrack with lovely natural arches.

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3.97 km

Horse Stable in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Other

4.03 km

Cholesbury Windmill

Highlight • Other

This is an impressive structure (although it's not easy to get up close to it), an imposing sight over the street. It's disused windmill. The first windmill here was built in the 17th century, but later a smock mill was constructed in 1863 by the Norwich Wind and Steam Company. Eventually, the building was converted into a private residence in the early 20th century. It's a Grade II listed building.

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4.06 km

Hawridge Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Hawridge Windmill (also known as Cholesbury Windmill) is a tower mill constructed in 1883 on the site of an earlier smock mill. The windmill ceased operation in 1912 and was used as a studio by the English writer Gilbert Cannan and his actress wife Mary (née Ansell), previously married to the writer J.M. Barrie. The house attracted many of their artist friends including D.H. Lawrence and Mark Gerstler. The latter painted "Gilbert Cannan and his Mill" which can now be found the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Luath, the dog depicted on the right, belonged to J.M. Barrie and is thought to have been the inspiration for Nana, the Darling children's nurse in "Peter Pan".

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4.20 km

Full Moon Pub

Highlight • Restaurant

This is a classic country pub in an achingly pretty village. There's a lovely beer garden and delicious food in the restaurant. The pub is just a short walk from the Chiltern Heritage Trail and makes for an excellent pitstop or objective on a walk in the hills here.

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4.33 km

Diamond Jubilee Puddingstones Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Three Hertfordshire 'puddingstones' (a conglomerate sedimentary rock) have been laid at the location of a beacon that was lit to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in June 2012.

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4.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.63 km

929 m

809 m

108 m

Surfaces

1.51 km

929 m

809 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 28 July

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Cholesbury Windmill – Hawridge Windmill loop from Cholesbury

Foxglove Valley, Chilterns National Landscape

Horse Stable in Chilterns National Landscape

Cholesbury Windmill

Hawridge Windmill

Full Moon Pub

Diamond Jubilee Puddingstones Memorial

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