About the walks 
1. Glebe Meadow 
2. Mill Pits 
3. Oldfield Farm 
4. Henlow Park 
5. Wilbury Hills 
6. Pix & Ivel 
7. Cityfield Farm 
8. Poppy Hill 
History.....
Copy talking about the history and wildlife...
An easy access walk that takes you along the banks of the River Hiz.
The path and kissing gates are wheelchair-friendly (the gates can be opened with a RADAR key for mobility scooters). There are also disabled fishing facilities. Limited disabled parking is available in Mill Lane.
The walk takes in Arlesey village sights and river meadows. There are good public houses on the High Street for refreshments.
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The Walk - 1 3/4 miles of easy walking
Start at the village hall. A map of all the circular walks can be seen at the entrance to the village hall.
Leaving the car park Turn Left. At the multiple junction (about a quarter of a mile, on the right). This junction was the site of the village pump. A replica of it can be seen outside the village hall at your starting and finishing point.
Keep to the High Street as it bends to the left and carry on to the cross roads (shops on the corner).
Turn Right into Hospital Road.
At the end of Hospital Road, Turn Left and head towards the railway footbridge. While on the bridge it is worth taking in the views. Note the meadows and footpath straight across the road through the kissing gate.
Passing through this gate, you enter the Common which takes you to the River Hiz footbridge (cattle may be grazing in this area).
At the river, do not cross but Turn Right and walk along the river passing through a kissing gate and cross the ditch.
Follow this path to the end of Mill Lane. This is the site of one of the three mills in Arlesey, mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. There are no visible signs left at this site apart from the widening and deepening of the river where the mill pool was.
Keep to the riverside and pass through the kissing gate to follow the riverside path (there are also two disabled fishing points along this section).
Passing through another kissing gate, the hard surface footpath finishes and you enter the Mill Pits meadows (cattle may be grazing in this area).
Follow the river to the bridge and a weir where there are also two wheelchair accessible picnic tables. The site of another of the mills, the remains of the millrace can be seen in the water Take the opportunity to enjoy the wildlife and the river with an abundance offish. You may even see a Kingfisher flash past.
To continue on the circular route, do not cross the river, but head diagonally to your right and cross the bridge over the ditch, heading for the gate in the railway boundary.
Pass through onto the unmanned level crossing - take great care crossing the line (trains in excess of 100mph pass here).
Follow the path to enter the High Street by passing between the houses.
Turn Right to return to your starting point.
If you wish to obtain the leaflet for this walk you can pick one up from local tourist information offices or download the file which is in Adobe Acrobat format.
If you wish to take a group on any of the walks and wish to have more details use our information for groups form.
Please respect the needs of wildlife and other visitors by keeping dogs on a lead and under close control. Note that cattle may be grazing the meadows.
Easy Access Path
Leaving the car park, Turn Left. At the multiple junction (about a quarter of a mile). This junction was the site of the village pump. A replica of it can be seen outside the village hall at your starting and finishing point.
Turn Right and head up the hill (Mill Lane) to the railway bridge.
Immediately over the bridge, Turn Right (taking care of traffic coming from the left) and follow the track to the bottom of the hill and round to the left to the end of Mill Lane. There are two disabled parking places (by courtesy of the landowners). This is the site of one of the three mills in Arlesey, mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. There are no visible signs left at this site apart from the widening and deepening of the river where the mill pool was.
Follow the path through the kissing gate along the riverside path (there are also two disabled fishing points along this section).
Passing through another kissing gate, the hard surface footpath finishes and you enter the Mill Pits meadows (cattle may be grazing in this area).
The riverside path through the meadow is firm and can be accessed most of the year.
Follow this to the bridge and a weir on the river where there are also two wheelchair picnic tables. The site of another of the mills, the remains of the millrace can be seen in the water Take the opportunity to enjoy the wildlife and the river with an abundance offish. You may even see a Kingfisher flash past.
To return to your starting point, retrace your steps.
If you wish to obtain the leaflet for this walk you can pick one up from local tourist information offices or download the file which is in Adobe Acrobat format.
If you wish to take a group on any of the walks and wish to have more details use our information for groups form.
Please respect the needs of wildlife and other visitors by keeping dogs on a lead and under close control. Note that cattle may be grazing the meadows.
The easy access footpath construction was funded by Mid Beds District Council, Bedfordshire County Council and Shanks.first.
