V - The Lambourn Valley Way, Newbury to Great Shefford

Vale of White Horse Group

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Overview

Great Shefford is the meeting place for the walk.. Travel to Newbury on the number 4c bus leaving at 10.00. After arrival and preparation, walk to Great Shefford. This is the first section of the Vale group's walking of The Lambourn Valley Way. Bring drink and food for day. Assistance Dogs only. Vale Walk Leader SY 07855 496161

Saturday, 23 August 2025

Start time:: 9:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:35 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 19.3km / 12.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Website:: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51.478035,-1.442699

Unless email is specifically requested in the walk description, please use the Walk Leader's telephone number(s) for any queries or bookings.

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 38800 75601
Nearest postcode:: RG17 7EN
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Start time:: 9:30 am

Great Shefford, park opposite Primary School gate in Spring Meadow (access via Blakeney Fields right off A338 from Wantage)

Finishing point

Grid reference:: SU 38800 75601
Nearest postcode:: RG17 7EN
what3words:: piglets.thudding.halt

Estimated finish time:: 2:35 pm

Great Shefford, park opposite Primary School gate in Spring Meadow (access via Blakeney Fields right off A338 from Wantage)

Upcoming walks with Vale of White Horse Group

V - First loop of Drayton figure of 8

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Drayton Figure of 8

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 16.0 miles

V - Second Loop of Drayton figure of 8

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

V - Ardington and East Hendred circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.3 miles

V - Buckland circuit

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Wantage Circular via the Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

V/WO - Bampton circular via Black Bourton

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.9 miles

V - Longcot circular including permissive paths

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Booking Required. Vale Group Summer Awayday: Alton Barnes, circular walk on downs and canal

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

V - Wytham parish history walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Uffington circular via Woolstone

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.7 miles

WO/V - Pinkhill Lock

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

V - Short walk in and around Wantage

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Abingdon to Kennington Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

V - Around the Baldons

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

V - Abingdon, Drayton Sutton Courtenay circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 1. Harwell campus history walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

V - Area picnic walk 4. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 3. A circular walk on the Ridgeway and Icknield Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 6. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 2. A leisurely lowland walk from Blewbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 5. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

V/WO - Northmoor circular along the River Thames

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Faringdon to Longcot on The Vale Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.8 miles

V - The Vale Way, Longcot to Stanford in the Vale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

V - From Stanford in the Vale to Cherbury Camp

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.4 miles

V - Abingdon to Steventon linear

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.9 miles

WO/V - Finstock via Charlbury and Cornbury Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

V - Wantage, W. Lockinge and the Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - The Vale Way, Stanford in the Vale to Ardington

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

V - Abingdon, Culham circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

V - Marsh Baldon circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

V - Stanford in the Vale circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.8 miles

V - The Vale Way, Ardington to Abingdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

V/WO - Cumnor, Thames Path circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.3 miles

V - Uffington circular via Fernham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.7 miles

V - Circular from Wantage via Lockinge in memory of Nik Bergson

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

V - Faringdon circular via Stanford Place

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.3 miles

V - Blewbury and Juniper Valley circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

V - Car Park on Ridgeway near Ashbury, loop to Bishopstone and Ashbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

WO/V - BOOKING REQUIRED - Newbridge to Standlake Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

V - A Short Walk from Wantage

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.3 miles