Ware Walks and Route Maps

This first walk is a nice short stroll around the market town of Ware.

You'll start by crossing a bridge and then walking along a pretty stretch of the Lee Navigation canal.

Then, you'll cross the Ware Lock and then walk into and through the town itself with it's various eateries, cafes and pubs, before joining the canal again to loop back to the start.

Refreshments:

Saracens Head, Ware

Waterside Inn, Ware

Ware Coffee Lab, Ware

Train Station:

Ware

This second route option is a lovely waterside adventure on some footpaths that you'll find to the east of Ware.

You'll first head over a bridge and then follow a pretty stretch of the River Lee Navigation canal that goes through Ware.

After a while, you'll then cross over a bridge and then follow a loop of walking that tracks more of the River Lee Navigation on one side, and the River Lea on the other.

You'll then head back to the start point, but heading through the market town of Ware itself this time where you'll find plenty of eateries, cafes and pubs.

Refreshments:

Saracens Head, Ware

Waterside Inn, Ware

Ware Coffee Lab, Ware

Tea on the Lea, Ware

Train Station:

Ware

The third walk option is a lovely circular stroll that heads in the opposide direction to the second walk, out to the west of Ware.

It starts with a long sweeping walk alongside the River Lee Navigation towpath. Then, after a while you'll loop around and walk back to the start through the lovely Kings Mead nature reserve and along the New River Path.

At the end of the walk, you'll walk through the town of Ware with it's eateries, cafes and pubs.

Refreshments:

Saracens Head, Ware

Waterside Inn, Ware

Ware Coffee Lab, Ware

Train Station:

Ware

This fourth walk option is a long waterside amble that takes you all the way along the New River Path until you get to St Margarets and Stanstead Abbots where you'll find a number of pubs and eateries.

Once you have explored Stanstead Abbotts, you will then walk all the way back to Ware along the pretty River Lee Navigation towpath, visiting the town of Ware itself when you get back to the start.

Refreshments:

Saracens Head, Ware

The Waterside Inn, Ware

Ware Coffee Lab, Ware

Tea on the Lea, Ware

The Jolly Fisherman, St Margarets

The Oak, Stanstead Abbotts

The Red Lion, Stanstead Abbotts

Village Cafe, Stanstead Abbotts

Train Station:

St Margarets

Ware

This final walk option is an epic adventure that visits two pretty market towns, enjoys a long walk along a peaceful canal towpath and visits the Kings Mead nature reserve.

The walk starts by taking you out of Ware and then joins the New River Path as it heads into the Kings Mead Nature Reserve.

After a long walk through the reserve, enjoying the wildlife as you go, you'll eventually meet up with the River Lee Navigation canal and head into the historic market town of Hertford.

The walk then takes you on a tour of the lovely town before rejoining the canal for a long and sweeping canal-side towpath walk back to Ware.

You could walk one way to Hertford, and then get the train back from Hertford to Ware which is just one stop down the line. Alternatively, in the summer months, there is a boat trip running between the towns as well.

Refreshments:

Saracen's Head, Ware

Waterside Inn, Ware

Ware Coffee Lab, Ware

The Old Barge, Hertford

The Woolpack, Hertford

Bebo Cafe, Hertford

Train Station:

Hertford East

Ware