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Berkshire Walkers (Group)

A 20s and 30s Ramblers group.

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Overview

The Three Castles Path is a 60 mile trek from Windsor Castle to Winchester Great Hall. The Path is based on the 13th Century journeys of King John around the time of the Magna Cartna. It is so named as it passes the castles of Windsor, Odiham, and Winchester. Sadly, only Windsor Castle remains intact to the present day, with Odiham Castle currently a ruin and Winchester Castle destroyed completely with the Great Hall marking its location. We take a 6 part journey retracing history - our journey will pass the towns of New Alresford, Hartley Wintney, Ascot, Sandhurst and Bracknell as well as numerous villages.

 

We start Part 4 of our Three Castles journey from Winchfield station heading towards the Basingstoke Canal where we will make our way to Odiham and pass the remains of our second castle on the trail. We will have our lunch around the ruins.

 

After lunch, we will stop at the Fox & Goose at Greywell. We will then make our way towards Tunworth and on into Basingstoke where we conclude Part 4.

Monday, 5 May 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
5:30 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
22.5km / 14.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear

Bus replacement services will be running this day. If coming from Reading, please get the 8:25 bus replacement service to Winchfield. This will include catching the 8:25 train to Gatwick Airport changing at Farnborough North to walk to Farnborough Main station to get the bus replacement to Winchfield arriving at 9:41. Alternatively, you can drive to the start or end points and catch the bus replacement back to Basingstoke or Winchfield (around a 25 minute journey between both points, no changes).

Features

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

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 76335 54525
Nearest postcode:
RG27 8BX
what3words:
packets.songbirds.helpful
Start time:
10:00 am

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 63738 52525
Nearest postcode:
RG21 5NE
what3words:
mining.native.quit
Estimated finish time:
5:30 pm

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