[1] Leave the Bell and head South West along Horsefair Lane, passing houses on both sides of the road for 230m. Take the footpath continuing straight ahead into the park. Pass a children's play area on your left. After 130m take the footpath to the left, labelled "River Meadows", There is a wood carving of a pair of otters at this point (Jan 2013) These carvings are made by a woodcarver who works in the country park. Pass a wooden seat beside this path and after 70m there is a metal kissing gate . Continue ahead into the meadow for 100m and meet the River Great Ouse near another life ring.
Alternative route: Ignore the River Meadows turn and carry straight on along the bridleway, passing a life ring at the corner of the lake. This path is gravelled all the way to the cafe at the far end of the country park.
2nd Alternative route: There is another path leading off to the right at the life ring which goes around the lake and meets both the other routes at the cafe.
[2] Turn right and follow the river upstream, ignoring the gate and footpath on your right at 700m. Chellington Church dominates the view on the other side of the river. After 1km, when the meadow widens out, follow the old field boundary marked by a series of lone trees with a lake beyond. Head towards the car park for the country park when this appears in view. Leave the car park via the vehicle exit heading West through the trees for 50m and meet the Harrold to Carlton road . Turn left here and walk 150m South towards Harrold bridge. Beware of traffic. Pedestrians share the road with vehicles on both the approach to and while crossing the bridge. This is about 100m long but does have a refuge/passing place half way.
[3]. At the South end of the bridge, before the start of the causeway, turn left and take the footpath heading East, diagonally across the field, towards Chellington church. At 400m, go through a gate and ascend the hill with a hedge on the right of the path. Pass the back of the Chellington Centre Then, curve round to the right, with a hedge on your right to meet the Carlton to Felmersham Road
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[4] Cross the road and follow the footpath on the left of the farm, passing through a metal kissing gate to to a large metal gate 100m from the road. Pass through this and continue South-East along the edge of the field with a large ditch on the right for 470m to a stile. Continue for another 220m passing close to a pond towards the left hand corner of Freer's Wood. Cross a stile and follow the edge of the wood for 250m, still heading South-East,passing ruins of Freer's Wood Farm, then go ahead another 70m to the corner of the field.
[5] Turn left here and head North-East along the hedge for 300m. Just after reaching the start of a narrow wood, turn right and cross a sleeper footbridge and head South-East for 530m passing two fields on the way until you meet a track. Turn left at the track and head North-East for 520m passing two fields. To the right there are views over Pavenham and towards Bedford.
[6] Pass through the metal kissing gate and immediately turn left to follow the hedge NNW for 220m until you get to Green's Spinney Turn left and walk 60m to the corner of this wood. Go through the gap in the hedge and follow the edge of the wood NW for 170m . Leave Green's Spinney behind and follow the hedge West for 180m. Continue on at the next field boundary on a wider track curving round to the right and heading North-West, passing the right end of a narrow belt of trees after 300m. The track now descends for 800m on this heading to meet the Carlton-Felmersham road again.
[7] Turn left and walk along the road for 120m. The sign here for the footpath to Odell is slightly obscured by bushes on this approach. Turn North-West towards the river for 700m passing first a field then walking through a coppice . This section is close to the river and may be wet underfoot. Cross the new metal bridleway bridge (photo 38), with the pub garden straight ahead. To get there however, it is necessary to follow the track around first to the right, passing Odell water mill , now a house, and then follow the lane turning left past the front of a row of cottages..