A large car park at the start of the walking trail can usually be found stocked with an ice cream van in the better weather, but all other facilities are best found further up the road in the National Trust’s Ashridge Estate visitor centre. I recommend a ramble on the ridgeway, which signage will refer to as Beacon Walk. You have a steep climb ahead of you up the hill but you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views over the countryside.
Beautiful part of the world. And so much history too.