Our group offers walks which are accessible by public transport and take place throughout the South East of England plus a summer holiday and a New Year break
Thomas G.
A moderate- to brisk-paced linear walk led by Thomas G (Mobile No: 07775 676092) joint with Kensington, Chelsea & WestminsterGroup featuring beech woods and Thames Valley views. Map: E171, L175.
About 4.5 hours actual walking. Includes a short stretch along the Thames Path, but - if flooded - this can easily be avoided using roads.
Route: south from the station to the Thames by Mill Lane, Thames Path to The Warren wood, track up into Shiplake village, roads and tracks to Shiplake Row and Binfield Heath, Binfield House, Chiltern Way along Bones Lane into Bones Wood, Kingsfarm Lane, footpaths to Cowfields Farm, Rotherfield Greys (pub lunch), Pindars Wood, Greys Green, Greys Court, Park Cottage, northeasterly then southeasterly through Lambridge Wood, Badgemore End, along Friar Park into Henley.
Lunch: 'The Maltsters Arms' pub, Rotherfield Greys, after 6.5 miles (food to order up to 14.30, Tel: 01491 629974, Website: https://www.maltstersarmsrotherfield.co.uk/.)
For further information about the walk please go to https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/shiplake-henley-thames.
Check trains the day before. Buy Off-Peak Day Return to Henley-on-Thames. Freedom Pass holders (if using Elizabeth line to Twyford) buy Return from Twyford to Henley).
Shiplake Station (GWR train from Paddington at 10.08 (Didcot Parkway service). Change at Twyford at 10.41 to the 10.45 Henley service which arrives Shiplake at 10.52). Options - to avoid tight connection - 09.48 Elizabeth line train to Twyford or the fast 09.52 GWR train to Reading (arr 10.15) and travel back to Twyford (arr 10.29).
Henley-on-Thames Station - trains to Twyford every 30 minutes.
