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December |
Date/Time |
Distance |
Description |
August 2009 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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). |