Meet:          St Pancras International - Platform B  - 0930 for 0946 train to Hitchin (arr 1020). 

                     Ramblers can also join this train at London Bridge 0931, Blackfriars 0937, Farringdon 0941 and Finsbury Park 0953.

Lunch:         The Motte and Bailey, Pirton - limited menu at reasonable prices.

Tea:              Maybe in Hitchin

Distance:    9 miles returning from Hitchin. Four trains per hour back to St Pancras and points further south.

Fare:            CDR Hitchin £10.95 / Boundary zone 6 £6.75. Both with railcard discounts.