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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 the penultimate part of our Three Castles journey from Tunworth Lodge where we will make our way through a few villages including Winslade, Ellisfield and Bradley. We will have our lunch stop at one of these before stopping at the Yew Tree in Wield for a drink.

 

After refreshment, we will then pass through Upper Wield and Wield Wood making our way to Totford where we end Part 5.

Saturday, 24 May 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
5:30 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
23.3km / 14.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear

Unfortunately there is no direct public transport to the start or end of the walk. There are two options for getting to the start. Option 1 is to get the 9:10 train from Reading arriving at Basingstoke at 9:37 and then catching a taxi from there to the start point at Tunworth. Option 2 is to park at the end point in Totford and pre-book a taxi to the start point. If doing option 1, you’ll need to book a taxi from Totford where the closest stations are Micheldever and Winchester, both of which go to Basingstoke.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 67262 48566
Nearest postcode:
RG25 2NB
what3words:
distilled.parading.consoles
Start time:
10:00 am

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 57083 37922
Nearest postcode:
SO24 9TJ
what3words:
squeaking.chapels.eminent
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