My favourite walking station… Chesham
In the first of a series where people nominate their favourite train station for walking, Railwalks Steering Committee member Kieran Seale nominates Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Chesham sits at the end of the Metropolitan line on London Underground. With direct trains from stations such as Kings Cross and Liverpool Street, it is nevertheless the perfect place from which to start a country walk. Most importantly, of course, there are a lot of wonderful walks to do. Chesham is at the heart of the Chilterns whose beautiful rolling hills are a walker's paradise. You can be in open fields spotting red kites within minutes of getting off the train. Chesham is the start of the Chess Valley walking route which takes you along the beautiful chalk stream back towards London via other Metropolitan line stations like Chorleywood and Rickmansworth. From Chesham you can walk to a variety of other stations too, including Amersham on the Metropolitan line, Great Missenden and Wendover on Chilte