Walks Programme
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Although we may break near a pub we cannot guarantee it and they are often busy at lunchtime on Sundays. It is therefore advisable to bring a packed lunch on longer walks.
Please do not park in pub car parks unless you are using the pub, or the walk instructions say you may, in which case the leader will have obtained permission.
During March to October 2010 the Ramblers Berkshire area have planned a programme of walks throughout the county to celebrate the national Ramblers organisation's 75th anniversary. Those in the current period are listed in the programme below, but for full details of all the 75th anniversary walks, download the brochure here.
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Sunday 1st August: The Green Lanes of St Lawrence, 5.5 miles. 10.30 from Waltham St Lawrence Parish Church in centre of village after parking in public CP nearby, SU 829769. Leader – Gordon Scott 0118 978 8775.
Sunday 1st August: Stoke Row (The Maharajah’s Well), The Oratory, Deadman’s Lane, Wyfold Court & Satwell, 12.5 miles. 09.15 at St Crispin’s Centre CP, London Rd, Wokingham for car share, SU 820686; or 10.00 at Stoke Row village hall, SU 680840. Please call leader if meeting at Stoke Row. Bring packed lunch. Leader – John Ginty 01344 772267 / 07754 869152.
Thursday 5th August: Carter’s Hill & Barkham Brook, 4.5 miles. 10.30 from free CP at Arborfield Cross, about 200 yards down Swallowfield Road from The Bull pub, SU 760670. Leaders – Ricardo & Silvia Sussmann 0118 976 1737 / 07846 434861.
Sunday 8th August: Farley Hill circular: three rivers, two fords & a castle, 5 miles. 10.00 from the church in Farley Hill after careful roadside parking nearby, SU 751644. Leader – Vlad Peksa 0118 969 4819 / 07778 852870.
Thursday 12th August: Fields & woods around Wargrave, 5.25 miles. 10.30 from Wargrave station CP after parking there or in Station Road, SU 780783. Leader – Chris King 0118 375 7480.
Saturday 14th August: Ramblers 75th Anniversary walk: Wellington College, 5¼ miles: - 10.30 Eagle House School Car Park, full directions in 75th anniversary programme. Leaders: SE Berkshire group
Sunday 15th August: The River Pang, Sulham Woods & valley, 6 miles. 10.30 from Pangbourne Station, SU 632767, after parking anywhere in Pangbourne (N.B. Station CP is not free). Leader – Cathy O’Neill 0118 961 9024 / 07940 801261.
Sunday 15th August: The picturesque Pang Valley including Bucklebury Common, Stanford Dingley, Bradfield, Jennets Hill & Chapel Row (pub & tea room), 12.5 miles. 10.00 from public CP on left of road leading south west from Chapel Row to Upper Bucklebury about 0.5 miles from Bladebone Inn, SU 561693. Bring packed lunch. Leaders – Pat & Daphne Perridge 0118 989 3860 / 07785 331375.
Thursday 19th August: Whistley Bridge & Stanlake Park, 4.5 miles. 10.30 from Ruscombe Church, Church Lane, Ruscombe after careful verge parking, SU 798763. Leader – Graham Fyffe 0118 934 2273.
Sunday 22nd August: Rotten Row & Greathouse Walk, 6 miles. 10.30 from Rushall Manor Farm, off Back Lane, about 2 miles west of Bradfield, SU 584723. Leaders - Graham Smith & Karen Durie 0118 973 0540 / 07966 002016.
Thursday 26th August: Leisurely walk over Ascot Racecourse & Heath, past Englemere Pond & through Swinley Park, 5 miles linear walk. (Download walk diagram here) Leader will be at Earley Station for 10.17 train arriving Ascot Station at 10.40 for start of walk, SU 922683. Others are welcome to join train at intermediate stations e.g. Wokingham at 10.26. Please check current train times beforehand. Returning from Martins Heron Station. Leader – Dave Ramm 0118 969 2878.
Sunday 29th August: Ramblers 75th Anniversary walk – Ascot including the Racecourse, 6.5 miles with a 4 mile option. 10.00 from free CP (No. 6) at the west end of Ascot High Street, SU 917688. Leader – South East Berkshire Ramblers.
Sunday 29th August: Dinton Pastures, Hurst, Shurlock Row & Twyford (or shorter route via Hungerford), 13/11 miles. 09.30 from the Aviation Museum CP in Woodley, SU 777730. Bring packed lunch. Leader – Nick Price 0118 969 7153.
Thursday 2nd September: Hurley to Marlow circular, including Thames Path, 5 miles. 10.30 from CP in Hurley village at the river end of the High Street, SU 825840. Leader – Sylvia Paton 01628 485627.
Sunday 5th September: A Frensham circular: through heathland & woodland with views over the Surrey Hills, 6 miles. 08.50 in CP in Denmark St, Wokingham (Library end) for car share to depart by 09.00, SU 812683; or 10.00 from Frensham Great Pond Visitor Centre CP (toilets & refreshments), SU 845406. Leader – Chris Robson 0118 977 5753 / 07809 430583.
Sunday 5th September: 3 Castles Path to Eversley Church then Bramshill Plantation, Blackwater Valley Path & Finchampstead Ridges, 13 miles. 10.00 from the Ambarrow CP, Crowthorne (on A321), SU 825627. Bring packed lunch. Leader – David Wilmott 0118 377 8251.
Thursday 9th September: Near Camberley: Up Green & Castle Bottom through farmland, heath & woods, 5 miles. 10.30 from the Green at Eversley Church after parking nearby, SU 780609. Leader – Graham Croucher 0118 978 2866.
Sunday 12th September: Ramblers 75th Anniversary walk – Snelsmore Common, with alternative return options, 6.5 miles or 4 miles. 10.30 from the large CP at Snelsmore Country Park, SU 463711. Leaders – West Berkshire Ramblers 01635 281621.
Sunday 12th September: Hamstead Marshall, Kintbury, Gore End & Enbourne, 12 miles. 08.30 in Woodley Library CP for car share, SU 762733; or 09.30 from CP next to the Village Hall at Hamstead Marshall, SU 420653. Bring packed lunch. Leader – Nick Price 0118 969 7153.
Thursday 16th September: Hall Place College, Ashley Hill & Littlewick Green village, 4.5 miles. 10.30 from CP of the Dewdrop Inn, Hurley after parking there (if partaking of refreshment afterwards) or in the nearby lane, SU 823815. Leader – Barbara Curtis 0118 940 3158.
Sunday 19th September:TREASURE HUNT! A walk around Mortimer with fiendish questions, 2-3 miles. 10.00 in the small CP next to the common land in the centre of Mortimer, opposite the Horse & Groom pub, SU 655645. See flyer for more details & advise attendance beforehand to.....Leader / Questionmaster – Janet Readings 0118 978 1093.
Thursday 23rd September: Circular walk near Henley: Chiltern Views & Ancient Ruined Church, 5 miles. 10.30 from Bix church, 2 miles NW of Henley just off A4130, after parking in Bix & Assendon Village Hall CP near church (permission obtained), SU 728853. Leaders – Ian & Caroline Harper 0118 947 1524.
Sunday 26th September: Ramblers 75th Anniversary walk – Windsor, including the Long Walk, the town & the River Thames; short walk 5 miles, long walk 8.5 miles. 10.00 in the CP at Queen Anne’s Gate to Windsor Great Park, just off the A332, SU 964750. Leaders – Windsor & District Ramblers 01753 794546.
Thursday 30th September: Bix Common, Lambridge Wood & Henley Park, 5 miles. 10.30 from the lay-by on B480 near the Rainbow pub in Middle Assendon, after parking nearby, SU 739858. Leader – Gwen McGregor 0118 940 2688.
Sunday 3rd October: The Green Lanes of St Lawrence, 5.5 miles. 10.00 from Waltham St Lawrence Parish Church, after careful roadside parking nearby, SU 829769. Leaders – Ian & Marianne Murray 07799 112665.
Sunday 3rd October: Windsor Great Park & Virginia Water, 12 miles. 09.30 in St Crispin’s School CP, London Road, Wokingham for car share, SU 820686; or 10.00 at Blacknest Gate, Virginia Water, SU 958687 – please ring leaders if not car sharing. Bring packed lunch. Leaders - Derek & Jenny Smith 0118 978 5447 / 07816 037164.
Thursday 7th October: An Odiham circular: Broad Oak & the Bury, including stretches of the Basingstoke Canal, 3.75 miles. 10.30 from Odiham Wharf free CP, approached from London Road, SU 747517. Leader – Ray Sharp 0118 969 2735 / 07761 251217.
Sunday 10th October: Ramblers 75th Anniversary walk – Wokefield Park, near Mortimer; short walk 4 miles, long walk 8 miles. 10.30 from CP at Fairground Field, central Mortimer, SU 652646. Leaders – Mid Berks Ramblers 0118 959 5575.
Thursday 14th October: Circular walk west of Marlow: Spade Oak, Little Marlow & Bloom Wood, 4.5 miles. 10.30 from free CP in Spade Oak, SU 883875. Leader – Ellen Holmes 0118 934 1084.
Sunday 17th October: A Theale circular: Theale Lake & Whitehouse Green, 5 miles. 10.00 from CP at Sheffield Bottom Lock picnic area, immediately south of Theale Swing Bridge, Station Rd, Theale, SU 648705. Leader – Mary Walker 0118 961 8014 / 07833 582902.
Sunday 17th October: Bix, Highmoor, Stoke Row & Shepherd’s Green, 12 miles. 09.00 in Woodley Library CP for car share, SU 762733. Bring packed lunch. Please ring leader if wish to go directly to start of walk. Leader – Richard Kenton 01276 37313 / 0118 978 0901.
Thursday 21st October: Roman Amphitheatre, Foudry Brook & extensive view over Hampshire, 5 miles. 10.00 from Village CP, Mortimer opposite Horse & Groom pub, SU 655646. Leader – Jane Thomas 0118 978 4319.
Sunday 24th October: Ramblers 75th Anniversary walk – The Lambourn Downs, 7 miles. 10.30 from the free CP in High Street, Lambourn, SU 325788. Leaders – Berkshire Walkers.
Thursday 28th October: Burghfield Lock & Calcot Mill, 4.5 miles. 10.30 from far end of CP of The Cunning Man pub, SU 681708. Leader – Martin Dalton 0118 966 1536.
Sunday 31st October: Hungerford to Chilton Foliat, 6 miles. 10.30 from Hungerford, Station Road CP (free on Sundays) – from M4/A4 in Hungerford town centre, pass under railway bridge & turn left at mini roundabout into Park St; turn left to Station; CP is on left by The Railway Tavern just before level crossing (do not use Station CP, reserved for railway users), SU 339686. Leader – Marcus Stroud 0118 979 0249.
Sunday 31st October: Hellfire & Tea at West Wycombe via Turville, 11 miles. 09.00 from St Crispin’s Centre CP, London Road, Wokingham for car share, SU 820686; or 09.45 at walk start in CP next to garden centre on Chorley Road, West Wycombe, SU 826947. Bring packed lunch. Tea shop in garden centre. Please ring leader if going straight to walk start. Leader – John Ginty 01344 772267 / 07754 869152.
Thursday 4th November: South Bracknell & the Crown Estate; flat with no stiles or gates, 5 miles. 10.00 from South Hill CP, Bracknell, SU 870668. Leader – Liz Turkington (assisted by daughter Evie) 07979 497688.
Sunday 7th November: Medmenham, Bockmer & Pullingshill Wood, 5.25 miles. 10.30 in Ferry Lane, Medmenham after careful roadside parking, SU 805838. Leader – Kath Parker 0118 978 0901 / 07775 694011.
Sunday 7th November: West Wycombe wander: including Piddington, Bradenham, Lower North Dean, Hughenden Manor & Downley, 13 miles. 09.15 from St Crispin’s School CP, London Road, Wokingham for car share, SU 820686; or 10.00 from CP behind garden centre on Chorley Road, West Wycombe , SU 826947. Please ring leader if meeting at West Wycombe. Bring packed lunch. Leader – David Hollobon 0118 978 5368 / 07798 633444.
Thursday 11th November: Lower Shiplake & Thames Side Path, 4 miles. 10.30 from Playing Field CP at Memorial Hall, Memorial Avenue, Shiplake, SU 764787. Leader – Graham Fyffe 0118 934 2273.
Sunday 14th November: Bowsey Hill & Juddmonte Farm, 4.5 miles. 10.00 from lay-by near Seven Stars pub on A4 at Knowl Hill, SU 822794. Leader – Judith Clark 0118 979 2931.
Sunday 14th November: Snelsmore Common, Lambourn Valley Way & Donnington Castle, 11 miles. 09.00 in St Crispin’s School CP, London Road, Wokingham for car share, SU 820686; or 09.45 at Snelsmore Common CP, SU 463710. Please ring leaders if meeting at Snelsmore. Bring packed lunch. Leaders – Pat & Daphne Perridge 0118 989 3860 / 07785 331375.
Thursday 18th November: Old villages & beautiful scenery via Winterbourne & Boxford Common, 6 miles. 10.00 from CP in Snelsmore Common Country Park (off B4494 Wantage Road), SU 464710. No dogs please. Leader – Caroline Layton 0118 978 1336.
Sunday 21st November: Waltham St Lawrence & Shottesbrooke Park, 4.5 miles. 10.30 from lay-by by Seven Stars pub on A4 at Knowl Hill, SU 822793. Leaders – John & Jenny Wager 0118 932 0127.
Thursday 25th November: Maidenhead Thicket & Pinkney’s Green, 5.5 miles. 10.30 from National Trust CP north of A404(M)/A4 roundabout, SU 858809. Leader – David Moffett 0118 978 0994 / 07932 246232.
Sunday 28th November: Henley, Greys Court & Lambridge Woods, 5.6 miles. 10.30 from the Town Hall steps in Henley after parking in nearby public CPs, SU 759826. Leader – Cathy O’Neill 0118 961 9024 / 07940 801261.
Sunday 28th November: Loosley Row, hills: Coombe, Beacon, Pulpit & Whiteleaf, 12.5 miles. 1440ft ascent & views including Chequers. 09.00 in Woodley Library CP for car share, SU 762732. Bring packed lunch. Leader – Peter Jenkins 07810 295015.
Thursday 2nd December: Circular walk near Henley: rolling parkland of Remenham Hill, 5 miles. 10.00 from CP of the Flowerpot Inn, Aston, SU 784841 (post code RG9 3DG). Leader – Roger Avent 07774 230784.
Sunday 5th December: North of Farnham, an undulating walk around Farnham Park & Old Park on part of St Swithin’s Way, 6 miles. 10.00 from free CP at Farnham Park Golf Club, just above Farnham Castle on A287, SU 838475. Leader – Christiane Eden 01344 762658 / 07896 170542.
Thursday 9th December: Lanes & Meadows of Waltham St Lawrence, returning via Shottesbrook Park, 5 miles. 10.30 from the Bell pub in Waltham St Lawrence after careful roadside parking nearby, SU 829769. Leader – Eddie Donlan 0118 901 7841 / 07791 149380.
Sunday 12th December: A Beenham circular in rolling countryside, 5.5 miles. 10.00 after parking in field adjacent to Beenham Church, Church Road, SU 591685. Leader – David Riley 01344 777890.
Sunday 12th December: Hungerford to 3 houses: Standen Manor, Stype Grange & Littlecote House, 13 miles. 09.00 in St Crispin’s Centre CP, London Road, Wokingham for car share, SU 820686; or 09.45 at Church Street CP, Hungerford, SU 337686. Please ring leader if meeting at Hungerford. Bring packed lunch. Leader – Graham Croucher 0118 978 2866.
Thursday 16th December: Hurst Village & the River Loddon, 4.5 miles. 10.30 from free CP in Sandford Lane, Hurst, SU 787727. Leader – Chris King 0118 375 7480.
Sunday 19th December: Come & enjoy a walk plus a mince pie & mulled wine: Wick Hill & Fleet Copse, 5.5 miles. 10.30 from CP behind shops at California Crossroads, the double mini-roundabout at junction of Finchampstead Rd (B3016) & Nine Mile Ride, SU 797647. Leader – David Turner 0118 978 4364 / 07899 938397.
Thursday 23rd December: Finchampstead & the Blackwater River, 5.5 miles. 10.30 from CP at Finchampstead Church (or nearby roadside parking), SU 792638. Leaders – Graham Smith & Karen Durie 0118 973 0540 / 07966 002016.
Sunday 26th December: A Woodley circular through AlderMoors & Loddon Nature Reserve, 4 miles. 10.30 from CP in Ashenbury Park, Woodley (off Tippings Lane), SU 772740. Leader – Vlad Peksa 0118 969 4819 / 07778 852870.
Sunday 26th December: Gentle walk through green spaces of Reading to Sonning Eye & back along Thames Path, 10 miles. 09.45 from Hills Meadow CP, Reading, on B3345 adjacent to Reading Bridge, SU 719741. Bring packed lunch & festive fare; leader will provide mulled wine! Leader – John Turner 0118 979 8070.
Thursday 30th December: A west of Reading circular: Nunhide Lane & Horsemoor Wood, 5 miles. 10.30 from Turnhams Farm Recreation Ground in Little Heath Rd, Tilehurst (just north of junction with City Rd) after roadside parking outside Recreation Ground, SU 654728. Leaders – Graham Smith & Karen Durie 0118 973 0540 / 07966 002016.