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:
August 2009
September
October
November
December

 

Date/Time

Distance

Description

August 2009

Sat 1 Aug Earley Green Fayre.
Sun 2 Aug
10.30
6m Kennet & Avon Canal & Ufton Court; park near Ufton Nervet School, GR .
Sun 2 Aug
9.35
9/10m Bus Walk – Catch Bus X40 to Oxford; walk from Folly Bridge, South Hinksey Common & North Hinksey. Walk ends between 2 pubs! See newsletter.
Thr 6 Aug
10.30
5m Fields & Woods around Peppard Common; park on Peppard Common, 150 yards sw of ‘The Red Lion’ PH, GR .
Sun 9 Aug
10.30
5m Ashford Hill Meadows Nature Reserve; from the lay-by behind Baughurst Village Hall in Heath End Rd, W of Tadley GR .
Sun 9 Aug
10.30
9/10m Watership Down & Ecchinswell; from car park at top of White Hill,  two miles S of Kingsclere, GR .
Thr 13 Aug
10.30
4/5m Cookham, Cock Marsh & Thames to Marsh Meadow; from the NT car park W end of Cookham High Street, at GR .
Sun 16 Aug
10.00
5/6m Strand Water & Thames Path; from the NT car park on the Moor, Cookham.  GR .
Sun 16 Aug
10.30
10m To Glorious Chiltern Hills through Hambleden Valley & Skirmett; back along Chiltern Way, from CP at Mill End, GR .
Thr 20 Aug
10.30
6m Countryside in the Hambleden area; from the Mill End car park off the A4155, on the road to Hambleden, GR .
Sun 23 Aug
10.30
5m Windsor & Eton; start from opposite The Shepherds Hut at Eton Wick, off B3026  at GR .
Sun 23 Aug
10.30
11m Chilton Downs, East & West Ilsley; from the car park at Bury Down, [signed west off the A34]  GR .
Thr 27 Aug
10.30
5.5m Wellington & the Prussian who rescued him at Waterloo; from the NT car park in Wellingtonia Avenue, Crowthorne, GR .
Thu 27 Aug
6.30pm
Evening Stroll & meal to celebrate Teresa & Derek’s Diamond Wedding Anniversary; start walk from the car park of  ‘The Butt Inn‘, Aldermaston Wharf, GR .  Let Monica know if you are coming by August the 9th.
Sun 30 Aug
10.30
6/7m Treasure Hunt Walk in and around Beenham. Can Pang make it a hat trick or can Mid-Berks redress the balance? A slightly new format this year. Come for a good fun day out; park beyond the Church in Beenham, GR .
Mon 31 Aug
10.30
8/9m Bank Holiday walk to ‘The Black Horse’ Checkenden, for a baguette and pint; meet at Woodcote Village Hall, GR .

September

Thr 3 Sep
10.30
4/5m Ambrose Copse to Ashampstead & back by ancient Pinfold Lane; from the car park at the west end of Yattendon , GR .
Sun 6 Sep
10.30
6m Goring Heath & Nuney Green; verge park opposite ‘King Charles Head’, Collins End, [turn west off A4074 at Chazey Heath] GR .
Sun 6 Sep
10.30
10m Chiltern Hills & Valleys; from Watlington Hill NT car park, found by turning left after Christmas Common at GR .
Thr 10 Sep
10.30
5m Eversley & New Mill, through fields &  forestry plantations; park by the Green at Eversley Church,  GR .
Sun 13 Sep
10.30
6m Via Bucklebury & Colthorp, in woods and fields; from the corner car park on right side of road, 1m west of Chapel Row, at GR .
Sun 13 Sep
10.30
9m Combe & the surrounding Views; from the car-park at the east of Walbury Hill, found on the Wayfarer’s Walk south of Inkpen GR .
Thr 17 Sep
10.30
4/5m Roman Walk & Loddon Drive; a gentle walk, from the car park in school Lane, Wargrave, [ 60p parking fee] off  the A321, at  GR .
Sun  20 Sep
10.00
5/6m Winter Hill & Cockmarsh;  park in the NT car park on the Moor, Cookham, at GR .
Sun 20 Sep
10.30
9m South from Silchester; from the Recreation Ground car park opposite the ’Calleva Arms’ PH,  Silchester,  GR .
Thr 24 Sep
10.30
5m Fields & Farms around Arborfield & Farley Hill; from the car park in Swallowfield Rd, between ‘The Bull’  & Henry Street GC, GR .
Sun 27 Sep
10.30
8/9m Joint with Berkshire Walkers  - meet at Rushall Manor Farm, off Back Lane, NW of Bradfield GR . 4/5 m walk to Stanford Dingley; lunch stop, then different 4/5 walk back to the start. For those wishing to do the morning walk only, arrangements will be made. Please phone [contact details in the printed version of the programme] a week before if you require pub food. Menus will be available before the walk begins.

October

Thr 1 Oct
10.30
5/6m Chiltern Valleys & Hills; from Watlington Hill NT car park, found by turning left after Christmas Common, at GR .
Sun 4 Oct
10.30
4/5m Littlewick Green & Maidenhead Thicket, over gently undulating meadow & woodland; start from surfaced Church car park, at Littlewick Green found off A4 at GR . Do not park on village green.
Sun 4 Oct
10.00
11m Stoke Row, Checkenden & Stanford Dingley; on minor road from Cane End to Checkenden at GR .
Thr 8 October
10.30
5m Rose Lane & Culham Farms; from the centre of Cockpole Green after parking alongside the Green, at GR .
Sun 11 Oct
10.30
5/6m Wandering Chiltern Woodland Ways;  park  near Bix Church, off A4130, west of Henley  at GR .
Sun 11 Oct
9.35
7.5m Catch 9.35 Oxford Bus X40 from Reading Station, walk from Nuneham Courtenay through Berinsfield to Benson Marina and Café.
Mon 12 Oct 4 day walking visit to the Mendip Hills -  fully booked.
Thr 15 Oct
10.30
5m Gentle climb  up Reservoir Hill, Fawley & Pheasants Hill; from the car park by the ‘Stag & Huntsman’ PH, Hambleden GR .
Sun 18 Oct
10.00
5/6m Ewelme Park & Park Corner; park in Nettlebed at GR .
Sun 18 Oct
10.30
10m Chiltern Hills, Medmenham & River Thames; from car park at Mill End, 500 yds north of Henley to Marlow Road, GR .
Thr 22 Oct
10.30
5m Wargrave & Hennerton Backwater; from the car park in School Lane, Wargrave [fee payable] at GR .
Sun 25 Oct
10.30
5/6m Undulating Countryside in the Pang Valley; start from car park near ‘The Pot Kiln’ at Frilsham, between Yattendon & Bucklebury GR .
Sun 25 Oct
10.30
10m Wilton Brail, Wilton, Kennet & Avon Canal & St Katherine’s Park; from Great Bedwyn Railway Station, GR .
Thr 29 Oct
10.30
4.5m Withy Copse & Deadman’s Lane; verge park on east side of 'The Fox Inn,’ at Cane End, just off the A4074 NW of Caversham, at GR .

November

Sun 1 Nov
10.00
6m Up & Down in the Chilterns; start from The Pudding Stones at Nettlebed, GR .
Sun 1 Nov
10.00
12m Frilsham, Hermitage & Upper Bucklebury; from the car park on the road 1.5m west of Chapel Row at GR .
Thr 5 Nov
10.00
5.5m Lanes of Waltham St Lawrence, a 17C Yew & a 14C Church; park at village hall in Waltham St Lawrence & meet by Church, GR .
Sun 8 Nov
10.00
4/5m Walk through Fields & Woods; from parking area 1.5m north from Bradfield on the road to Ashampstead , at GR .
Sun 8 Nov
10.00
10m Whitchurch Hill & River Thames; from the car park behind the ‘Catherine Wheel’ PH in Goring,  GR .
Thr 12 Nov
10.30
6m Bucklebury Common; from car park on the common, on right of road to Upper Bucklebury 1m west of Chapel Row, GR .
Sun 15 Nov
10.30
5m Easy Paced Walk with Rivers, College & Meadows; from the car park in Station Road, Pangbourne,  at GR .
Sun 15 Nov
10.30
10.5m Ashbury Folly, Ridgeway &  Ashdown;  from the car park at Ashbury Folly, on the B4000 from Lambourne  GR .
Thr 19 Nov
10.30
4.5m Aston & Remenham, including the Thames Path; from the car park at Mill End, Hambleden [may be a charge] near Henley, GR .
Sun 22 Nov
10.00
5/6m Rotherfield Greys area; from the Church near the bridge in Henley.  GR  .
Sun 22 Nov
10.30
9m Chiltern Countryside near Maidensgrove, Russels Water & Swyncombe from the Kiln, Nettlebed, found off A4130,  at GR .
Wed 25 Nov
7.30
Mid Berks AGM – 7.30, Winch Room, St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road, Earley, GR . Details in Newsletter.
Thr 26 Nov
10.30
5m Fields & Woods  up gentle slopes near Knowl Hill;  park near ‘The Seven Stars’ PH on the A4 at Knowl Hill,  GR .
Sat 28 Nov
2pm
Berkshire Area AGM,- 2 pm, Knowl Hill Village Hall, 13 The Terrace, Knowl Hill on A4, GR . Details in Newsletter. Morning Walk – from the Hall 10.30, 4/5m to Bowsey Hill & Juddmonte Farm.
Sun 29 Nov
10.30
4/5m Theale & the Countryside around; park & start from the ‘Fox & Hounds’ PH, Theale, at  GR .
Sun 29 Nov
10.00
7/8m Round and about the east side of Sherfield; start from the public car park in Sherfield on Loddon, just off  A 33 at GR .

December

Thr 3 Dec
10.00
5/6m Harpsden Wood, Henley Golf Course & down to The Thames; from Shiplake Railway Station car park,  GR .
Sun 6 Dec
10.00
5m Calcot Linear Park, Holy Brook & River Kennet; start from the C/P at Beansheaf Community Office off Charrington Rd. just off A4, GR .
Sun 6 Dec
10.30
10m Great Woods & Stonor Park; from the car park at Mill End, off A4155 on the road to Hambleden, GR .
Thr 10 Dec
10.30
4/5m Freedom to Roam to Harpsden Wood; from A4155 towards Henley, at Shiplake turn into Memorial Avenue and verge park  GR .
Sat 12 Dec
10.30
Walk with Berkshire Walkers; 10.30 from Winchester Railway Station; walking north on St Swithun's Way & following the Itchen to Avington Park & Easton; Further details at Mid.Berks AGM or from Elizabeth (contact details in printed version of programme)
Sun 13 Dec
10.30
5.5m Goring, Great Chalk Wood & Gatehampton; from CP behind ’The Catherine Wheel’ PH, Goring [entrance in Station Rd] GR .
Thr 17 Dec
10.00
5m Sheffield Bottom & Folly Farm; from Kennet & Avon Canal car park, to left of Station Rd,  south of Theale, GR .
Sun 20 Dec
10.00
5m Ridge Wood & Great Wood; from the car park in Mill End on the road to Hambleden, GR .
Sun 20 Dec
10.00
8.5m Beautiful Chiltern Wooded Valleys &  Spectacular View over the Vale of Oxford; start from the Watlington Hill NT car park near Christmas Common, GR .
Thr 24 Dec
10.30
5/6m Xmas Eve – The Coombes & Carter Hill; from the car park on the Swallowfield Road at Arborfield Cross near Henry Street GC, at GR .
Sat 26 Dec
11.00
5m Boxing Day Rotten Row & Stanford Dingley; from Rushall Manor Farm, in Back Lane, north of Bradfield, GR .
Sun 27 Dec
10.30
6m Around the Hambleden Valley; from Mill End car park, off A4155 on road to Hambleden, at GR
Thr 31 Dec
10.30
4m Along the Thames to Sonning; from the Thames Valley car park, just after first roundabout in Suttons Business Park, GR .

January 2010

Fri 1 Jan
11.00
4m New Year’s Day – The Priory, Beaumys Castle & Brook Farm; from car park at the Village Hall, Wood Lane, Beech Hill, GR .
Sun 17 Jan At ‘The Bull Country Inn’; menu at AGM; book by 9th Jan (details in printed version of the programme).