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Richmond Group

We are the Richmond Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

A leisurely linear walk from Reading Green Park Station westward around a series of lakes, threading our way along wooded causeways, then north to the Kennet & Avon Canal and westward along a sinuous stretch of its towpath with abundant wild flowers to a picnic lunch at Sheffield Bottom Lock. After lunch we go south to the Fox & Hounds at Sheffield Bottom, then west through lanes and over undulating fields before turning north to re-cross the river and canal to reach Aldermaston Station

Saturday, 17 August 2024
Start time:
10:50 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 69503 70094
Nearest postcode:
RG2 6DN
what3words:
shares.vent.wedge
Start time:
10:50 am

MEET: Reading Green Park Station (Buy an Off-Peak Day Return to Reading, a single from Reading (platform 2) 10:37 to Reading Green Park (£2:10) and a single from Aldermaston 16:25 back to Reading (£3:65). Reading via the Elizabeth Line is within the Freedom PassZone (not within 60+ zone). (Richmond 08:51, Ealing Broadway 09:26, Reading 10:12. Alternatively, take the direct route Richmond 09:11, Reading 10:16 (£11:40). All prices assume Freedom Pass & Senior Railcard.

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 60168 67381
Nearest postcode:
RG7 4JR
what3words:
gently.convinced.showcases
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm

Aldermaston Station

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking