Buckinghamshire Accessible Countryside
Disabled Access, Wheelchair walks, Easy Access, Access for All, Mobility, Walks on Wheels, Miles without Stiles - whatever the term the following is all about accessibility to the countryside and green spaces of Buckinghamshire.
Walks Greenspaces and Countryside
Ashridge Estate Walks for All - (NT) "There is a 1km circular route around Medleys Meadow and a 2km linear route. Both start from the National Trust Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre at the Bridgewater Monument. The routes pass Pitstone Common, one of 200 commons in the Chilterns which all contain centuries of local history within them. The walks are likely to be suitable for people with impaired mobility and users of wheelchairs, mobility scooters and pushchairs." disabled access to toilets and visitor centre, there is also mobility scooter hire available and disabled parking - from the Chilterns Conservation Board website
Black Park Walks for All - "Miles of trails through conifer woods, around the lake or through heathland. Walks likely to be suitable for people with impaired mobility and users of wheelchairs, mobility scooters and pushchairs." - "Wheelchair accessible trails, parking, toilets and cafe. Mobility scooters available" - from the Chilterns Conservation Board website
- download the All Access Trail Map
also see the Buckinghamshire Country Parks website
Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve - "a fascinating mixture of woodland with wonderful autumn colour, hedgerows and grassland" "There are no stiles. The kissing gates are suitable for wheelchair users and pushchairs. The short walk is suitable for mobility scooters and pushchairs and may be suitable for wheelchairs, it follows a level path with access to the viewpoint. The longer walk includes part of a grassy hillside which is uneven in places." - from the Chilterns Conservation Board website
Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common - "has approximately 1.5 miles of surfaced ‘easy access’ paths and three miles of roads closed to vehicles. These paths are suitable for people with impaired mobility and users of wheelchairs, mobility scooters and pushchairs." - an all-terrain electric buggy is available to hire - from the
- also see the Chilterns Conservation Board website where the following downloads are available
- download the All Access Trail Map
- download the All Access Trail Map
Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve - "A lakeside sprinkled with wild flowers" - "Flat; mostly bumpy but there is a flat surfaced path leading to the hide; gate, steps, bridges" - from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust website
College Lake Nature Reserve (Tring) - Getting around: 65 ha (160.5 acres) - "Gentle slopes, 90% surfaced paths, gates, benches. Some wheelchair access, including hides; two mobility Tramper vehicles are available to use - contact us on 01442 826774 or
Common Wood Access for All Walk - "Common Wood is a semi-natural ancient woodland near Tylers Green in Buckinghamshire. The woods attract many different species of flora and fauna and in the spring there are carpets of bluebells" - "There are firm paths forming a circular route through the wood" - from the Chilterns Conservation Board website
- download the All Access Trail Map
Denham Country Park - "With the rivers Colne and Misbourne flowing through the park and the Grand Union Canal close by, water is a key feature of this attractive park." - "The café and veranda are accessible for wheelchairs and there is a short circular walk on flat but unsurfaced ground through accessible gates that takes in the banks of the Colne and Misbourne meadow." - from the Buckinghamshire Country Parks website
Langley Park - "The majority of main paths throughout the park are hard stony paths with occasional loose stones; smaller woodland paths are unsuitable for wheelchairs. The park is mainly flat with no stiles or cattle grids; kissing gates can be opened with a radar key for full accessibility. The Tea Room is accessible for wheelchairs." - from the Buckinghamshire Country Parks website
Marlow - (PDF Download) - "Paths alongside the river, busy with a range of boats in the sumer, and within a popular park in the heart of the lovely town of Marlow." - from the Visit Thames website
The Phoenix Trail - "Walk along this disused railway line, through the countryside, a 6 mile walk between Thame and Princes Risborough" "Trail is wheelchair accessible. Accessible toilets (RADAR) in Princes Risborough"- from the Chilterns Conservation Board website <br>
Wendover Woods - 325 hectare of open access woodland - "There are many paths with hard surfaces including a waymarked easy access trail suitable for wheelchairs and buggies. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet opposite the cafe." - from the Chilterns Conservation Board website
- download the All Access Trail Map
West Wycombe and Bradenham - "Some of the routes are suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Some routes with no steps, stiles or gates may be suitable for robust mobility scooters with experienced drivers and help."
- download the All Access Trail Map