Our Programme of Walks and Events

Meeting Point: Reading Railway Station
Post Code: RG1 1PT, Lat/Long: N51.4587°, W0.9732°, OS Map: SU714738

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each. We are leading the section from Reading to Henley-on-Thames.

Please note that this walk is not going ahead due flooding.

The Thames Path is waterlogged in several places along the route.

If you arrive at Reading Railway station follow exit signs for "South Exit and Town Centre" and leave near the ground floor shops. Meet in the square outside Reading railway station (near the Three Guineas pub) for a 10:45am start. (The Oxford train arrives at 10:25 and the train from Henley arrives at 10:31.) If driving, it is cheaper to park in Henley-on-Thames and get the 10:00 train to Reading. The station car park is £3.50 for the day, but there are a few car parks in Henley that are free on Sundays.

We will join the Thames Path close to Reading station and follow it all the way to Henley, crossing the river at Sonning. The walk is mostly flat. Trains back to Reading (changing at Twyford) leave on the hour and on the half-hour.

Leaders: Mike and Alison 07938 843660 (M) or 07929 149636 (A)

Meeting Point: St Mary's Church, Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames
Post Code: RG9 2AU, Lat/Long: N51.5377°, W0.902°, OS Map: SU762826

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each. Chilterns Weekend Walkers take over as leaders for this charming section of the Thames Path.

This walk is CANCELLED. The path is unusable in several places due to recent flooding.

There are several car parks in Henley that allow parking all day, but the prices are around £3.50. Alternatively, you could park in Marlow for free, if you arrive nice early, and take the train or Arriva bus 800 to Henley in time for the walk to start.

Meet outside St Mary's Church in Hart Street for a 10:30am start. The walk will follow the Thames Path to Marlow, passing the Henley Regatta course, Hambleden Weir and Hurley Lock. The return trip to Henley is by Arriva 800 bus (three buses an hour) or train (one per hour, on the hour).

Please bring a packed lunch and drink, as usual.

Leaders: Jane and Anne (CWWs)

Meeting Point: Hook Railway Station, Station Road, Hook
Post Code: RG27 9HS, Lat/Long: N51.2801°, W0.9617°, OS Map: SU725539

Meet in the car park at Hook Railway Station for a 10:35am start.

If coming by train from Reading, take the 09:52 Basingstoke service from platform 2, which arrives at Basingstoke at 10:19. Change here and take the 10:24 London Waterloo service from platform 1, which stops at Hook at 10:31. (Trains return to Reading by the same route at 18 and 48 minutes past the hour.)

If coming by car, the car park is on Station Road in Hook, RG27 9HS. (Parking is £3.50)

This walk includes farmland, heathland, ancient woodland, small sections of the Basingstoke canal, a tunnel that is now a nature reserve, an aqueduct, and the remains of a castle. There will be a picnic stop half way round and an optional pub stop at the end.

Please bring a packed lunch and drinking water, as usual.

Leader: Rob C. 07786 116 988

Meeting Point: St John Ambulance Centre, Church Road, Woodley
Post Code: RG5 4QN, Lat/Long: N51.4576°, W0.895°

A First Aid course tailored for walkers. It is presented by St John's Ambulance and is subsidised by the Berkshire Area Ramblers. It will be at the St John's Ambulance Centre in Woodley, starting at 6:30pm and lasts about three hours.

Please contact David Turner to book your place.

Organiser: David Turner 01189 774 184 or turnerd2(at)btinternet.com

(Please replace the (at) with an @ in the email address above.)

Meeting Point: Boulters Lock Car Park, Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead
Post Code: SL6 8JN, Lat/Long: N51.5348°, W0.7003°, OS Map: SU902825

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each. This section is led by SABRE.

Starting at 10:45am from the Bolters Lock car park (£1.50) in maidenhead, we'll walk to Furze Platt station and catch the 11:30 train to Marlow*. From Marlow we follow the sometimes muddy Thames towpath to Bourne End, cross the bridge and stop for a picnic lunch at a riverside garden in Cookham. Finally, a pleasantly secluded stretch of towpath takes us past Cliveden House nestled in woodlands above the river.

If you're running late for the start of the walk, you can meet us at Furze Platt Station SL6 7NX up until 11:30, or at Marlow Station SL7 1RD to meet our train arriving at 11:49.

*Please bring the exact change for your £2.65 train fare. There's no ticket machine at Furze Platt, so we'll buy tickets on the train using Groupsave to give everyone the same discount you would get with a railcard. Railcards can't be used to get an extra discount on top of Groupsave.

Leaders: Alan S and Mark P 07833 703189

Meeting Point: Hexagon Theatre, Queens Walk, Reading
Post Code: RG1 7UA, Lat/Long: N51.4539°, W0.9773°

Part two of the Banff Mountain Film Festival - a selection of adrenaline-packed films, featuring athletes and explorers as they venture to the edge of their limits in remote corners of the planet. Witness the world's best adventure film-makers telling stories of life-affirming journeys with mind-blowing wilderness cinematography - all from the comfort of a cinema seat! See https://www.banff-uk.com/ for details. Note that part one of the film festival was on Wednesday 29^th January at the same venue.

Some of the BWs are also planning to visit. If you wish to go too, you will need to book your own tickets at https://whatsonreading.com/venues/hexagon/whats-on/banff-mountain-film-festival-blue

Meeting Point: Boulters Lock Car Park, Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead
Post Code: SL6 8JN, Lat/Long: N51.5348°, W0.7003°, OS Map: SU902825

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each. This section is led by SABRE.

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

Meet for an 11:00am start at the Boulters Lock car park (£1.50) in Maidenhead.

Passing under Brunel's Sounding Arch railway bridge, we follow the Thames past millionaire mansions and stop to admire the Eton Dorney Olympic rowing lake. We'll continue past Bray film studios and Boveney's mysterious redundant church until Windsor Castle looms into view. From Windsor, we'll take the train to Taplow (Groupsave fare £3.10) and walk the final leg back to Boulters Lock along the Jubilee River.

Bring a packed lunch and drink, as usual.

Leaders: Alan S. and Mark P. 07833 703189

Meeting Point: Scutchamer Knob car park, south of East Hendred, Oxon
Post Code: OX12 8QU, Lat/Long: N51.5623°, W1.3404°, OS Map: SU458850

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

The walk is in two parts, both with uphill sections, across open countryside and downland with lovely views.

Part 1 is 6 miles and loops south clockwise coming back up to the Ridgeway. It then goes west to the Wantage Monument before returning along the Ridgeway to the start and lunch.

Part 2 is 5 miles and loops anticlockwise to West Ilsley before ascending back up to the Ridgeway and back to the start.

Please bring a packed lunch if doing both parts of the walk.

Leader: Pete M.

Meeting Point: Crowthorne Railway Station, corner of St Francis Close and Duke's Ride
Post Code: RG45 6NZ, Lat/Long: N51.367°, W0.8189°, OS Map: SU823637

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

The walk starts from outside the Post Office on the corner of St Francis Close and Duke's Ride, opposite the eastern entrance to the railway station. (See maps.)

Parking at the railway station car park cost £2.00 for the day but there is usually some roadside parking available in Wellington Business Park and other nearby roads. The 9:59:train from Reading stops at Crowthorne at 10:13. (Return trains to Reading leave at 38 minutes past the hour.) Please check https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ nearer the time in case the timetables have changed.

This varied walk visits Ambarrow Hill, Horseshoe Lake and the Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve. We'll stop off at the 16^th century Queens Oak pub in Finchampstead for refreshments before exploring Finchampstead Ridges, an area owned and maintained by the National Trust. The walk may be muddy in places.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink as usual.

Leader: Sue B 07899 916 748

Meeting Point: Staines Railway Station south entrance, Gresham Road, Staines
Post Code: TW18 4LY, Lat/Long: N51.4322°, W0.5031°, OS Map: TQ041714

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each. SABRE pick up the baton as our Thames Path trek heads into Surrey.

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

Meet outside the south entrance of Staines railway station, Gresham Road, for a 10am start. From Staines we follow the towpath to Shepperton where we cross the river using a ferry service that's run for more than 500 years. (Fare £2.50) There'll be a rest stop at Cowey Sale in Walton-on-Thames and a late lunch further on at East Molesey (picnic or cafe) before finally we finish at Teddington Station.

If you're coming by train, it's worth noting that engineering works are affecting services between Staines and Hounslow this weekend.

Leaders: David and Jeanie 07947 077020

Meeting Point: Oatlands Road, Shinfield
Post Code: RG2 9EB, Lat/Long: N51.4058°, W0.9451°, OS Map: SU734679

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

Start at 10:30am, parking in the unmade Oatlands Road. Enter the road between Kwik Fit and the Esso garage.

This circular walk takes us through small woods and farmland and over the river Loddon. Along the way we pass the ruins of a church dating from 1860, as well as Swallowfield Park, grade II listed stately home built in 1689, which is now luxury apartments. This is a relatively flat walk, but the usual message at the moment applies 'likely to be muddy'.

Please bring a drink and lunch. We will stop for lunch in the area of All Saints church, Swallowfield.

Leader: Ann 07800 728 667

Meeting Point: Teddington Railway station, Station Road, Teddington
Post Code: TW11 0AZ, Lat/Long: N51.4246°, W0.3325°, OS Map: TQ160708

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each.

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

Meet Teddington Railway station, Station Road entrance at 10:30am, there are local toilets nearby.

We make our way downstream past Ham, Kew Gardens and Barnes, and the walk ends at Putney Bridge Tube, around 3:30pm.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink, as usual.

Walk leader Jeremy S 07968 398449

Meeting Point: Outside Putney Bridge Tube Station, Station Approach, Fulham
Post Code: SW6 3UH, Lat/Long: N51.468°, W0.2091°, OS Map: TQ244758

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each.

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

Picking up where we left off yesterday we meet outside Putney Bridge Tube Station (Station Approach) at 10:30am.

Today we cross through central London and finish at City Hall at around 2pm. We will have a snack stop en route. There are many places to have a late lunch or a drink near City Hall.

Walk leader Jeremy S 07968 398449

Meeting Point: City Hall (near Tower Bridge) City of London
Post Code: SE1 2AA, Lat/Long: N51.5051°, W0.0784°, OS Map: TQ334802

The Surrey and Beyond Ramblers group (SABRE) is teaming up with the Chilterns and Berkshire weekend walkers groups to hike the Thames Path from Oxford to London in twelve sections of approx 10 miles each.

All of our walks have been suspended until after the Coronavirus has come under control.

Join us for the finale of our joint groups walk along the Thames Path. Today we meet outside City Hall at 10:30am to head downstream to our final destination of the Thames Barrier.

Today's route takes us over Tower Bridge and then through old and new docklands to Greenwich. We then enjoy panoramic views from the south side and pass the London Dome. After the Thames Barrier we walk to Charlton Railway station where the walk ends at about 3pm. There are frequent trains from here to London Bridge that take about 20 minutes.

Please bring a packed lunch and drink, as usual.

Walk leader Jeremy S 07968 398449