February walk

Advance Notice February Walk!

There’s not a lot of time after the Jan walk to prepare for the one in Feb so we’re thinking about that one already.  Here are a few details.

Date: 18^th February 2012 - Starting from The Rising Sun, Witheridge Hill near Stoke Row.

Meet: 10.30 am to start at 10.45am.

Route: about 7 miles (we’ll aim to do a shorter one soon).  Along paths and tracks to Nuffield via open fields and woodland.

Lunch: The Rising Sun about 2.15pm.

Full details nearer the time.

Looking forward to seeing you.

 

Middle Barton Walk

The news you've been waiting for.
The next walk will be on Sunday 29th Jan 2012 at 10.45am.
Starting from the car park of The Fox Inn, Middle Barton.
We’ll meet at 10.30am to start at 10.45am.
After the walk we can have a well earned lunch at The Fox Inn
Why not come and join us!
Circular route about 7 miles long and quite flat. Some of the paths are very rough and uneven therefore boots are strongly recommended.
As usual the walk will be led at a pace to suit everybody and well behaved dogs are welcome.

No December Walk

Hello.

A bit of bad news for the planned 31st December walk.  Due to ill health we need to postpone it.

The next walk will now be on Sunday 29th January.

In the mean time have a lovely Christmas and look forward to seeing you in 2012.

All the best,

Phil.

Crowell Walk

Date: 26th November 2011
Meet at 10.30am to start at 10.45am.

Where: Crowell, near Chinnor. We'll meet in the car park of The Shepherd's Crook, Crowell near Chinnor, OX39 4RR. There is very little parking at the pub so please use the village car park in front of the church. If you're coming from M40 junction 6, Aston Rowant direction the entrance to the car park is on the right immediately after the bus stop.

Route: up to and along The Ridgeway towards Chinnor. Before reaching Bledlow it turns to go up Wain Hill and forms a loop above Bledlow. Then back to The Ridgeway through the Aston Rowant Nature Reserve. It's about 6 miles long and uses footpaths and bridleways, some of which are very muddy. Sections of the paths are very rough and uneven therefore boots are strongly recommended. The inclines are steady rather than steep but one of the downhill sections is quite steep, however it does have steps.

Lunch: at The Shepherd's Crook - If you'd like lunch make sure you give me your order on Saturday morning!

Other Information:  Listen to BBC Oxford on Saturday morning if the weather looks bad. We ask for a £1 donation to this month's chosen charity, BBC Children in Need Appeal.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

More walk dates

If you like to plan ahead, Kate and I have put together some dates for the first few months in 2012!  They might change, but hopefully not.  So the next few ones are:

Saturday 26th November
Saturday 31st December 2011
Sunday 29th January
Saturday 18th February
Saturday 31st March

Kate did a bit of looking back at the archives.  We've now done 54 walks, with the first one in March 2006!  Not sure how many miles in total, but if we have done an average of 5.5miles per walk it'll be around 297.  So the next walk should take us over the 300 mile mark!

No wonder my feet ache! 

Well done everyone.

Phil

Next Walk - November 26th

We have a cunning plan thanks to Alan (one of the regulars). So the next walk, on Saturday November 26th will probably go from Crowell near Chinnor and follow a section of the Ridgeway path.

Kate is off to check the route and full details will follow soon.

Langford Walk - 29th October 2011

Langford Walk - October 2011

Date: Saturday 29th October 2011 Meet at 10.45 starting 11.00am

Where: Langford near Lechlade.  We'll meet at The Bell at Langford.  Click here for a map

Route: to Broughton Poggs, Filkins and Broadway.  It is about 5 miles long on footpaths, bridleways and country roads and is fairly flat.  Sections of the paths are very rough and uneven therefore boots are strongly recommended.  There are a few stiles, one of which is quite high.  The walk will be led at a pace to suit everybody and well behaved dogs are welcome.

Lunch: at The Bell - if you'd like lunch make sure you order before we set off.

Other Information: listen to BBC Oxford on Saturday morning if the weather looks bad.  We ask for a £1 donation to this month's chosen charity,SeeSaw.  This is a charity that gives grief support for the young in Oxfordshire. It helps children and their families both before and after a major bereavement, helping them to move forward and to face the future with hope.

Looking forward to seeing you there.