Walks Programme

Apologies for the delay in the latest walks programme.

On most rambles there will be a coffee stop and on walks of eight or more miles a stop for packed lunch is likely.  Leaders' phone numbers are given in the printed version of the newsletter if you have any further queries.

Walks begin at a variety of times so check to avoid missing the start.  Although some walks begin near a Public House, please do not park in the pub's car park unless the leader has gained permission.

Programme for:

April 2008
May 2008 June 2008
July 2008
August 2008

 

Date/Time

Dist.

Description

April 2008

Thr 3 Apr
10.30

5m

Chapman's Farm & Chalkhouse Green; from the Playing Field car park  at the top of Caversham Park Road,  GR .

Sun 6 Apr
10.30

5m

Padworth College & Old Farm; from the south side of Aldermaston Railway Station, GR .

Sun 6 Apr
10.30

9/10m

A Serpentine Walk,  South & East; park by Grey's Green Village Hall at  GR .

Thr 10 Apr
10.30

6m

The Look-out Bracknell Forest; from The Look-out car park found on the B3430 [Nine Mile Ride] at GR .

Sun 13 Apr
10.30

5/6m

Hartslock Nature Reserve & the Thames Path; meet in the Village Hall car park,  Whitchurch Hill, near the Church, GR .

April 14

4 nights Walking trip to Malhamdale. See Newsletter.

Thr 17 Apr
10.00

4/5m

Through fields & Woods from Yattendon to Ashampstead; from the public car park in Yattendon, opposite 'The Royal Oak', GR .

Sun 20 Apr
10.30

5m

Burnt Common & Hungry Hill; from Mortimer West End Recreation Ground, found on the road to Silchester, at GR .

Sun 20 Apr
10.30

10m

Wilton Brail, Wilton Kennet & Avon Canal & St Katherine's; start from and park at Bedwyn Railway Station, [from Froxfield on A4, take road SW to Bedwyn Station], GR .

Thr 24 Apr
10.00

4/5m

Through Bluebells to Three Ashes & Park Copse; from Calleva car park, Wall Lane, Silchester, south from Mortimer, GR .

Sun 27 Apr
10.30

6m

The Historic Trail around Burnham Beeches; from Slough go north on A355 to Farnham Common, turn left into Beeches Rd, straight on at crossing and park in Lord Mayor's Drive at GR .

Sun 27Apr
10.30

9/10m

Avebury Down & Totterdown Wood. About a mile west along the A4 from Marlborough and shortly after a left turn to Manton, turn right, off  the A4, to Manton House & Manton Hollow & meet in a car park at GR .

May

Thr 1 May
10.30

5m

Harleyford Thameside meadows & Wildfell Wood; from Thames Reach Road, off corner of RAF Medmenham estate, found off the A4155 at GR .

Sun 4 May
10.30

6m

Culham Court & back along the river past Hambleden Lock; could be bluebells! From Henley - the east side of Henley Bridge, GR .

Sun 4 May
10.30

10m

Compton and around the Downs; park near the entrance to The Institute for Animal Health in Compton, GR .

Thr 8 May
10.30

4/5m

Pound Copse & Arborfield Court; from the car park at Arborfield Cross on the Swallowfield Road from ‘The Bull’ PH, GR .

Sun 11 May
10.30

4m

Maidenhead Thicket, by farmland & woodland west of Maidenhead; meet by the village green, Littlewick Green, south of A4 at GR .

Sun 11 May
13.45

2/3m

Our yearly Charity Walk  around Englefield House and Gardens; meet near the Old Fire Station, Calcot, for 2pm start, GR .

Sun 11 May
10.30

9m

Hannington & Watership Down; park on White Hill on the B3051,  south of Kingsclere  at GR .

Thr 15 May
10.30

5m

Pindar’s Wood, Greys Court & Earl’s Wood; from Rotherfield Greys, near Church or pub, GR .

Sun 18 May
10.30

5m

Bucklebury Common; park on open area at crossroads, 2 miles west of Chapel Row on road to Upper Bucklebury, GR .

Sun 18 May
10.30

9/10m

Bentworth & Shalden; park in Chawton, either in the car park or in the dead end road by the school  GR .

Thr 22 May
10.30

5m

Shottesbrook farm & Bottle Green; verge park and meet near ‘The Cricketers’, PH,  in Littlewick Green, GR .

Sun 25 May
10.30

5m

Round Lakes along The Blackwater with much Bird Life; from the National Trust CP in Wellingtonia Ave, Crowthorne, GR .

Sun 25 May
10.30

10m

Bucklebury & Frilsham; start from the open area at the cross-roads 2 miles west of Chapel Row on road to Upper Bucklebury,  GR .

Thr 29 May
10.30

5m

Taplow/ Hitcham circular [a brush with history]; from Taplow Station car park, south side [parking fee £2.70, GR .

June

Sun 1 Jun
10.30

5m

The Holy Brook & River Kennet; meet in the ‘Beansheaf’ PH car park off Charring Road, just south of A4 at Calcot,  GR .

Sun 1 Jun
10.30

10m

Ewelme, south into wooded Chiltern Valleys; meet at car park at the recreation ground at the south-east end of Ewelme,  GR .

Thr 5 Jun
10.30

4m

Pamber Heath & Lakes; from the playing-field car park off Church Road,  Mortimer West End,  GR .

Sun 8 Jun
10.30

6m

Kiff Green, Carbins Wood & Lower Common Chapel Row; park just beyond Beenham Church at GR .

Sun 8 Jun
10.30

9m

Wyfold & Checkendon;  verge park on the road from Cane End to Hook End [found just east of the A4074] at GR .

Thr 12 Jun
10.30

4m

Hurst Village & River Loddon; from the car park in Sandford Lane, opposite the Black Swan Sailing Club,   GR .

Sun 15 Jun
10.30

6m

Dunsden Green & Binfield Heath; from the car park at Caversham Park Recreation Ground, at GR .

Sun 15 Jun
10.30

9/10m

St Catherine’s Hill & Compton; meet by King Alfred’s statue Winchester High Street,  GR .

Thr 19 Jun
10.30

5m

The walk with views at Middle Assendon; park in lay-by near houses & ‘Rainbow’ PH on B480, north of Henley at GR .

Sun 22 Jun
10.30 & 14.00

6m & 4m

Figure-of-eight Walk -  morning 6m – pm 4m; Chilterns round Collins End; both walks start from the lay-by opposite ‘The King Charles Head’ PH, [turn west off A4074] GR .  See Newsletter.

Sun 22 Jun
10.30

11m

Ridgeway from East Ilsley on Ancient Tracks; from the car park on the Ridgeway at Bury Down off the A34 at GR .

Wed 25 Jun
18.30

3m

Evening stroll from ‘The Bull’ PH, Theale where parking is free after 6pm,  GR .  Meet for a drink or a meal afterwards. See Newsletter.

Thr 26 Jun
10.30

5.5m

Wellington College, Horshoe Lakes & an old  naturist colony; from the National Trust CP in Wellingtonia Ave, Crowthorne, GR .

Sun 29 Jun
10.30

5m

The Finchamstead Ridges & The Blackwater River; from the NT car park off Wellingtonia Avenue at GR .

Sun 29 Jun
10.30

9/10m

Hogoak Lane & Tickleback Row with an additional section; park opposite Warfield Church at GR .

July

Thr 3 Jul
10.30

5m

Aldermaston Wharf & Kennet & Avon Canal; park by the pond on the right in Mallard Way opposite Railway Street, GR .

Sun 6 Jul
10.30

6m

To Mortimer & back by Heath, Woods & Farmland; from Burghfield, park  near the Village Hall and Post Office at  GR .

Sun 6 Jul
10.30

9/10m

To Haw Farm and Aldworth; park on Ashhampstead Common at GR .

Thr 10 Jul
10.30

5m

Wargrave & Hennerton Backwater; from Wargrave Station after parking in Station Road or station car park, GR .

Sun 13 Jul
10.00

5/6m

Nettlebed & Nuffield; park on the east side of Nettlebed just off the A4130, at GR .

Sun 13 Jul
10.30

11m

To Ibstone & back through varied Chiltern scenery with red kites? From Watlington NT car park, [NW of Christmas Common] GR .

Thr 17 Jul
10.30

5/6m

West Wycombe & Bradenham [Mausoleum & Hell Fire Caves]; from car park near Garden Centre, Chorley Road, West Wycombe found on the A40 at GR .

Sun 20 Jul
10.30

5m

To Ashamstead Church & Burnt Hill; from the car park in Yattendon, which is  north of the M4, on the way to Hermitage, GR .

Sun 20 Jul
10.30

9/10m

Haw Farm & permitted paths from Hampstead Norreys; park in Hampstead Norreys Village Hall car park at GR .

Wed 23 Jul
18.30

2/3m

Evening stroll-near ‘Rowbarge’ PH, Woolhampton, on A4 at GR . Meet for a drink or meal after - see Newsletter.

Thr 24 Jul
10.30

4m

Across arable fields past Lot & Knowl Farms; park on Littlewick Green by St Johns Church lych gate at, GR .

Sun 27 Jul
10.30

4/5m

Burnham Beeches; dense woodland & open farmland between Slough & Beaconsfield; from main car park of Burnham Beeches, GR .

Sun 27 Jul
10.30

7m

Visit of our London Blind Group Friends;  Countryside near Beenham; park beyond Beenham Church GR . See Newsletter.

Thr 31 Jul
10.30

5m

Letcombe Bassett & Segsbury Castle; park at the Courthill Ridgeway Centre, off A338 2m S of Wantage on road to Letcombe Regis, GR .

August

Sun 3 Aug
10.30 & 14.00

6m & 4m

Figure –of- eight walks from ‘The Red Lion’ PH,  Peppard Common, GR . Morning 6m, pm 4m.

Thr 7 Aug
10.30

5m

Views of the Chiltern Hills & Thames Valley; verge-park near the southern end of Long Lane, Purley-on-Thames, GR .

Sun 10 Aug
10.30

6m

Ufton Court & the Kennet & Avon Canal: verge park near Ufton Nervet School, GR .

Sun 10 Aug
10.30

9/10m

To Wallingford via the Thames & Mill Brook; park in lay-by by Fairmile Hospital in Cholsey, off  the A329, at GR .

Thr 14 Aug
10.30

5m

Rotherfield Peppard & Shepherd’s Green;  park on Peppard Common near, but not too near, ‘The Red Lion’ PH, GR .

Sun 17 Aug
10.30

6m

Walbury Hill, Combe & Buttermere; use car park on the west side of Walbury Hill [found south of Kintbury & Inkpen] GR .

Sun 17Aug
10.30

9/10m

Froxfield & Littlecote; meet in Hungerford Railway station car park, at GR .

Thr 21 Aug
10.30

4m

Frogmore Farm & Knowl Hill Common; from the lay-by at the ‘Seven Stars, PH, Knowl Hill  GR .

Sun 24 Aug
10.30

6/7m

Treasure Hunt Walk; can Mid-Berks regain the Cup this year? Pang, the organisers- meet near Beenham Church, GR .

Mon 25 Aug
10.30

9m

Bank Holiday Walk,  to the ’Black Horse’ PH, Checkendon,  for a drink and a baguette; start from Woodcote Village Hall,  GR .

Thr 28 Aug
10.30

5m

Brimpton & The River Enborne; park in Brimpton and meet near the Church, GR  .

Sun 31 Aug
10.30

8m

Bagnor Village & Donnington Castle; meet in Snelsmore Common CP on B4494 north of Newbury, GR .