Free maps on line.  Visit http://hertsdirect.org/maps for a free map of the entire rights of way network for Hertfordshire.  You can zoom in on any area that interests you.  Just great for planning local circuits.

The Ramblers.  The UK's leading organisation for walkers.

Youth Hostel Association.  Economical group, individual or family accommodation in some of the most spectacular countryside in the UK.

Woodland Trust.    A new community forest right on our doorstep.

The National Trust    Britain's premier heritage organisation

English Heritage.  Protects and promotes England's spectacular historic environment

Want to know more about the Nickey Line, the disused railway that once ran from Harpenden to Hemel via Redbourn and which often forms part ofour local walks?  Check out the Friends of the Nickey Line.  As well as info for walkers and cyclists (and railway buffs!) , their site has details of how to become a Friend and offers an interesting range of walks and talks.