Saturday 6 July 2024 – Walk and optional pub lunch starting from Park Street

There will be a lunch in The Overdraught, Park Street, followed by a walk of about 5 miles through the Lower Ver Valley, organised by Chris Newman. You are welcome to come to the lunch or the walk or both. If you want to join us for lunch, it’s best to book.

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12:00 for 12:30 – Optional Lunch at The Overdraught, Park Street

The Overdraught, 86 Park Street, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2JR. Phone: 01727 768221. Email: donna.parke60@yahoo.co.uk

If you would like lunch, please add your name to the list at Friday Folk by Friday 28 June or phone Chris on 01923 662942. The Overdraught has a long-term basic menu and also offers more interesting dishes as specials.

14:00 Walk around the Lower Ver Valley

If you don’t want lunch or only want a drink at the The Overdraught, there is no need to book. The walk will begin at 14:00 from behind The Overdraught, next to its car park. Starting time may be delayed if service for lunch is slow. The walk will be about 5 miles around the Lower Ver Valley, through the Moor Mill Pits, over the M25, past Hanstead House to the Ver’s confluence with the River Colne, and back along the Riverside Way, past Moor Mill and back through the Moor Mill Pits.

Directions and parking

The Overdraught is on Park Street (A5183) just north of the boundary between Park Street and Frogmore. The Overdraught car park is behind the pub off a small cul-de-sac, Park Place, running west from Park Street. If seeking to park elsewhere, there is usually space on the south side of Park Street Lane, which runs east-to-west a little way north of The Overdraught and joins Tippendell Lane, from Chiswell Green, west of the St Albans to Watford railway.