September Walk
Date for next walk - 15th September 2012Details to follow a.s.a.p.
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Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
August Walk - Wallingford
Wallingford Walk with train ride from Cholsey to Wallingford
Date: Saturday August 25th, 2012.
From: car park of Wallingford Railway Station, 5 Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, OX10 9GQ.
Meet: 10.30am to start at about 10.45am
Map Link: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rlz=1C1GGGE_enGB438GB441&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D16&q=OX10+9GQ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x487695fc686903e3:0xae890ff47eb0fbd9,Wallingford+OX10+9GQ&gl=uk&sa=X&ei=NGorUKbbGeOL0AW9ioDABA&ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA
From: car park of Wallingford Railway Station, 5 Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, OX10 9GQ.
Meet: 10.30am to start at about 10.45am
Map Link: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rlz=1C1GGGE_enGB438GB441&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D16&q=OX10+9GQ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x487695fc686903e3:0xae890ff47eb0fbd9,Wallingford+OX10+9GQ&gl=uk&sa=X&ei=NGorUKbbGeOL0AW9ioDABA&ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA
Route: From Wallingford to get onto the Thames Path the route passes through Winterbrook, nearby to where Agatha Christie lived. From the river it then goes to Cholsey including a visit to the churchyard, where Agatha Christie is buried, before ending up at the railway station to catch the Heritage train back to Wallingford.
Terrain: The walk is flat with no stiles and uses tracks, field paths and quiet roads.
Added interest: train trip on Cholsey and Wallingford Heritage Railway
Length of walk: about 5 miles long.
Dogs: well behaved welcome, even on the train
Boots: advisable.
Lunch: bacon sandwiches at Wallingford Station tea room
Hope to see you there!
Terrain: The walk is flat with no stiles and uses tracks, field paths and quiet roads.
Added interest: train trip on Cholsey and Wallingford Heritage Railway
Length of walk: about 5 miles long.
Dogs: well behaved welcome, even on the train
Boots: advisable.
Lunch: bacon sandwiches at Wallingford Station tea room
Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Bridewell Walk
Date: Saturday July 21st, 2012.
From: Bridewell Organic Gardens, a walled garden and five-acre vineyard at Wilcote, near Witney in West Oxfordshire. OX7 3EB
Meet: about 10.30am to start at 10.45am
Directions: Take the turning off the A4095 between Witney and Long Hanborough, Boddington Lane, sign posted to East End. Continue straight on Boddington Lane, don't turn right to East End but continue on the single track road towards Wilcote for about 2 miles. Then bare left at a triangular junction, again towards Wilcote. The parking is on the left about 200 yards up the hill after a slight right hand bend at Bridewell Farm.
Map Link: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.833397,-1.455903&hl=en&ll=51.833404,-1.455667&spn=0.010316,0.019205&num=1&t=m&z=16
Parking: Bridewell Gardens, Vineyard Gate. Look for the scarecrow!
Added interest: guided walk and tour of garden and vineyard
Length of walk: about 5 miles led by Cotswold Warden, Ian Gourlay, pointing out many aspects of natural history, geology and local history.
Dogs: well behaved welcome, on short lead in the gardens.
Boots: advisable.
Lunch: picnic at Bridewell Gardens undercover if necessary!
Hope to see you there!
From: Bridewell Organic Gardens, a walled garden and five-acre vineyard at Wilcote, near Witney in West Oxfordshire. OX7 3EB
Meet: about 10.30am to start at 10.45am
Directions: Take the turning off the A4095 between Witney and Long Hanborough, Boddington Lane, sign posted to East End. Continue straight on Boddington Lane, don't turn right to East End but continue on the single track road towards Wilcote for about 2 miles. Then bare left at a triangular junction, again towards Wilcote. The parking is on the left about 200 yards up the hill after a slight right hand bend at Bridewell Farm.
Map Link: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.833397,-1.455903&hl=en&ll=51.833404,-1.455667&spn=0.010316,0.019205&num=1&t=m&z=16
Parking: Bridewell Gardens, Vineyard Gate. Look for the scarecrow!
Added interest: guided walk and tour of garden and vineyard
Length of walk: about 5 miles led by Cotswold Warden, Ian Gourlay, pointing out many aspects of natural history, geology and local history.
Dogs: well behaved welcome, on short lead in the gardens.
Boots: advisable.
Lunch: picnic at Bridewell Gardens undercover if necessary!
Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
June walk - Hook Norton
Date: Saturday 23rd June 2012 – starting from car park of The Pear Tree Inn, Hook Norton. OX15 5NU
Meet: 10.30 am to start about 10.45 am.
Route: circular, south of Hook Norton.
Length: just over 5 miles long, some ups and downs, with some awkward stiles.
Lunch: at The Pear Tree Inn about 1.30pm.
Boots: advisable!
Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Kirtlington Walk - UPDATE
Just a quick update on Saturdays (19/5/2012) walk.
I’ve been keeping an eye on the forecast, but I think it is a safer bet to revert to the pub option rather than a picnic. The near by Rock of Gibraltar has a lovely garden if the weather does turn nice.
So to recap:
Meet at Kirtlington Village Hall car park. (Link: http://g.co/maps/msxhu) at 1030hrs, we will try and set off by 1100hrs.
Take S Green off Heyford Road (A4095).
It's unlikely there will be toilet facilities I'm afraid!
The walk is around four and a half miles with some ups and downs including steps through some very pretty parts of the Cherwell Valley.
We will take a look around the old quarry in Kirtlington and will be joined by Lesley Dunlop from the Oxford Geology Group who will tell us a bit about some of the important things that have been found there.
Expect it to be muddy in places.
It’s a short drive down to the Rock of Gibraltar pub for lunch. (http://www.therockofgibraltar.co.uk/)
I test walked the route a few weeks back. Here is my GPS trail if you want to see where we are going: http://gps.motionx.com/maps/c149c6ba1214cea5bdb5a20b68ad123e
I test walked the route a few weeks back. Here is my GPS trail if you want to see where we are going: http://gps.motionx.com/maps/c149c6ba1214cea5bdb5a20b68ad123e
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
May Walk - Kirtlington
Date: Saturday 19th May 2012 – starting from Kirtlington.
Meet: 10.30 am to start about 10.45 am.
Route: circular to the nearby quarry, Tackley and Northbrook Bridge.
Length: about 4 miles long, lots of up and downs, some with steps.
Lunch: picnic, weather permitting, or The Rock of Gibraltar, Enslow Bridge about 1.30pm.
Boots: advisable!Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome.
Full details of meeting place nearer the time.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
April Walk - Charney Bassett
Date: Saturday 21st April 2012 – starting from The Chequers Inn, Charney Bassett, near Stanford in the Vale.
Meet: 10.30 am to start about 10.45 am.
Route: circular from Charney Bassett through fields and lanes towards Stanford in the Vale.
Length: about 5 miles long, very flat.
Lunch: tables booked at The Chequers Inn for about 1.30pm.
Boots: advisable!
Dogs: well behaved dogs welcome.
Looking forward to seeing you!
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