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Capital Walkers Group

Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.

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 walk with fine views of the unspoilt Thames Valley. The walk follows the Thames from Shiplake Lock to the church by Shiplake College, through the woods beside Crowsley Park to Rotherfield Grays. Then through the Hamlet of Greys Green and National Trust Estate of Greys Court into the beechwoods at Lambridge and past Friar Park the former Estate of Beatle George Harrison.

Please bring a packed lunch.

Dress suitably for the time of year. There are no exit points.

Saturday, 22 February 2025
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
19.3km / 12.0mi
Ascent:
235.3m / 772ft
Type:
linear

Train/travel details

Depart London Paddington Railway Station (Elizabeth Line) 9:17 (to Reading) arriving Twyford Station 10:05am then Twyford 10:16 (Henley-on-Thames) arriving Shiplake Railway Station 10:23.

Return Henley-on-Thames to Twyford Station every half hour. Twyford to London Paddington (Elizabeth Line) every half hour.

Buy a return to Henley-on-Thames.

No booking required.

The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on a number of factors, such as the weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.

Features

  • Accessible by public transport
  • Dog friendly
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 77613 79710
Nearest postcode:
RG9 3NY
what3words:
apricot.moss.crackling
Start time:
10:30 am

Shiplake Railway Station

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 76395 82250
Nearest postcode:
RG9 1BE
what3words:
grunt.songbook.tinny
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm

Henley-on-Thames Railway 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