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.
The walk starts in the village of Wantage following an open grassy ridge in the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The route follows Britain's oldest road, a trade route at least 5,000 years old (pre Roman). This is a remote walk away from towns and villages with wide open views of rolling chalk downland. There are archeological features on route including Grim's Ditch, Scutchamer Knob Iron Age round barrow and Segsbury or Letcombe Castle ancient hill fort. The walk will be reasonably paced 3mph.
This walk is part of the Ridgeway series.
No drop-out points.
Please bring a packed lunch.
Train/travel details
Depart London Paddington Railway Station 9:00 (Bristol Temple Meads) arriving Didcot Parkway Railway Station 9:37
Bus X35 Didcot Parkway Railway Station 9:48 to Wantage Market Place arriving 10:38
Return Goring and Streatley Railway Station, trains every half hour to London Paddington Station
Buy a return ticket from London Paddington Railway Station to Didcot Parkway
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.
Wantage Market Place
Goring and Streatley Railway Station
