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West Berkshire Group

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

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

 We start in the centre of Abingdon and walk out through the Abbey along the Abbey stream to cross the weir to the Lock. We continue along the Oxford Greenbelt Way by the Thames which then takes us round the back of Culham Science park on Thame lane. From here we leave the Way and head to Clifton Hampden and the towering Church of St Michael and All Angels over looking the Thames. We pass under the Red Brick bridge which originally joined Berkshire to Oxfordshire but since 1974 is totally in Oxfordshire. Using the Thames path at Culham cut we head to Culham then on to Sutton Courtney where we visit All Saints Church the last resting place of George Orwell. We now head back to The Thames path at Sutton pool and the Archimedes screw hydro power scheme and the final walk into Abingdon over the ancient bridge.

Sunday, 18 August 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent:
39.6m / 130ft
Type:
circular

Please bring food and drink for the day

Dress according to the prevailing weather on the day

Please book on line via the web site

Numbers are not limited

Features

  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 49586 96890
Nearest postcode:
OX14 5BS
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Start time:
10:00 am

Please meet in the car park on West St Helens which is free of charge on a Sunday

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