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Our Programme of Walks and Events

Our programme of walks and social events is regularly updated. New items are often added, but occasionally existing items have to be changed, so please check before travelling.

Our group has been walking since July 2012 and we've been to all sorts of places in and around Berkshire. Take a look at our Scrapbook to see where we've been so far.

Walks
Our walks are mostly planned and led by volunteers from within our group, but we also have joint walks with our neighbouring Ramblers groups. The walks are open to all members of the Ramblers and to anyone interested in joining our group.
Note: The Ramblers website has a Walk Finder Page where you can find other walks in your area.
Social Events
Our social events are mostly organised by volunteers from within the group and are open to members of the Berkshire Weekend Walkers and to anyone considering joining the group.
Holidays
Our walking holidays are mostly planned and led by volunteers from within our group, but we sometimes use Ramblers approved holiday companies. The holidays led by our group are open to members of other Ramblers groups, but where numbers are limited, priority will be given to members of our own group. (Obviously the holidays run by holiday companies are open to anyone.)
Sat Nav
Map references are given as a post code and as Latitude/Longitude co-ordinates. Ordnance Survey Landranger map references for the start point of walks are also provided for the more traditional map reader.
Please be aware that post codes in the countryside may cover a large area and your Sat Nav device will assume the centre of that area, which may not be where we are!

September 2026

Note: The details of the walks/events that have already taken place are hidden. Click on the heading of an event to show and hide its details.

Saturday 5th September: 8½ Mile Walk (Moderate)
Ecchinswell-Ladle Hill

Meeting Point: Ecchinswell village hall is on the right when travelling south through the main Ecchinswell road from Greenham Park near Newbury.
Post Code: RG20 4UB [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.334646°, W1.283333° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU500597 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///start.surveyors.rice

Park in the Ecchinswell village hall/recreation ground car park or if that is full try the spaces nearby opposite the school or carefully on nearby roads.

Starting at 10.30am from the village hall car park the walk takes us very quickly on a wooded trail with expansive views to the south. We pass through the Sydmonton Court estate of Andrew Lloyd Webber before making our not too steep ascent up Ladle Hill. Be careful walking on chalk surfaces at this stage of the walk. Ladle Hill is an iron age hill fort which at 232m provides some good views. A lunch stop will be taken at the fort and your leader will hopefully find a spot secluded from any strong winds. We will then circumnavigate the fort to take in the views.

Next we will continue along the Wayfarer's Walk to near Nuthanger and Watership Downs before returning back down-hill to the Sydmonton Court estate. After a brief stretch on the flat it will be uphill again to pass Nuthanger Farm with views of Watership Down before our final down-hill return to Ecchinswell. For those familiar with the 1972 Richard Adams book, Watership Down the name Nuthanger Farm may be known to you.

After the walk we have a social option of the Royal Oak pub which is just a few hundred metres from the start point.

Please bring a packed lunch and a drink.

Leader: Mike D 07938-843660 or email

Saturday 12th September: 11½ Mile Walk (Moderate)
St James Way - Kings Worthy to Eastleigh - 11.5 miles

Meeting Point: St Marys Church
Post Code: SO23 7HX [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.088321°, W1.298847° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU492323 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///helpless.taskbar.kept

This is the 5th leg of the St James way. We will meet at St Marys church to start walking at 10:30. There is the number 6 bus from Winchester train station that takes you to the start leaving at 09:51

This is again a very pretty walk mostly along the Itchen. We start back at St Marys church where we wind our way into Winchester via St Bartholomew's for a stamp and onto the Cathedral for our second stamp. There is a café an a toilet here and if people would like we can get a pilgrims blessing. After leaving the Cathedral we catch up with the river Itchen again the leads us to the hospital of St Cross for our 3rd and last stamp of the day. Again there is a café and toilets if needed, there are limited places for lunch so this could be an early lunch stop. After the hospital we continue along the Itchen before joining part of the Itchen way to Shawford and on to Allbrook we will leave the walk at Bishopstoke Road and walk into Eastleigh train station where the walk will end and you can get a train back to Winchester. We will be doing the last leg of the St James way the next day and so people who want to do both are going to stay local.

There are several places to paddle in the Itchen if people would like to do this and we can agree this on the day.

Some of the walk is very narrow and while the hedgerow is not to bad on this stretch please think about what you are happy to wear

Leader: Isobelle D. 07701081066 or email

Sunday 13th September: 7½ Mile Walk (Moderate)
St James way - Eastleigh to Southampton - 7.5

Meeting Point: Eastleigh train station
Post Code: SO50 9SD [Bing]
Lat/Long: N50.96877°, W1.350145° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU457190 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///spot.even.budget

This is the final leg of the St James way and is a bit harder walk. We will meet at Eastleigh train station at 9:00 as most people from the group are staying local. The route continues along the river Itchen and depending on conditions we plan to go through the Itchen Valley Nature Reserve. The footpaths here are very over grown, the conformity of St James are working to clear these and so they might be better by the time we walk but please dress accordingly. Once out of the Nature reserve we join the Southampton Riverside Park which is very beautiful and had an ice cream van when I pre walked which we might want to stop at. We then start our walk into Southampton which is a mixture of main roads, business areas and residential before walking through Hogland park and onto Bargate, which is the remains of the old city wall, we will walk through part of the city centre down to the quay before heading to God's house Tower for our final stamp and certificate, if you would like a certificate it will cost £1.50 and is a nice way to remember the journey we have done. There is a café and toilets here. Southampton train station is 20 mins walk away or bus options if you would rather.

As it's an early start so we should be in Southampton for a celebratory lunch which everyone is welcome to join us for.

Leader: Isobelle D. 07701081066 or email

Saturday 19th September: 6½ Mile Walk (Moderate)
Bracknell town and country pub walk

Meeting Point: Outside the front entrance of Bracknell train station.
Post Code: RG12 1HX [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.41318°, W0.751825° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU869689 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///stem.engage.rests

Saturday 19th September,

Join us at 11:45am for a social and a 6.5 mile walk, visiting a number pubs for drinks and food in Bracknell town and the surrounding country areas.

There is an option to join the leaders for breakfast at the Bull pub from 10am. Bracknell is well served with trains and buses, the walk starts from the train station at 11.45am for those who wish to join us there.

This is an event that you can dip in and out of, and has bus routes along most of the areas we visit.

Timetable

From 10am - Breakfast at the Bull, see link below. Leave pub by 11.30 to walk to train station.

https://www.bullbracknell.co.uk/

11.45 - approx. 15 minute walk to Green Man pub in Easthampstead.

Leave at 12.45 for an approx. 1.10min walk to the Admiral Cunnigham pub in Priestwood.

2.10 - 3.45 late lunch at the Admiral, link below.

https://www.admiralcunningham.co.uk/

3.45 - 4.15 walk to Plough and Harrow, Warfield for drinks.

5.15 - 5.45 walk to the Old Manor, Bracknell town (see link below) for drinks and food here , or at any of the other eateries nearby.

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/the-old-manor-bracknell

Leaders: Ann and Kathy 07800 728 667 or 07794 406 438

Friday Evening 25th September:
Den 42 Games night - Wokingham

Meeting Point: The address is Den 42, The Plaza, Denmark Street, Wokingham
Post Code: RG40 2LD [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.409455°, W0.836366° [Google] [Apple] [OS]

We would like to organise a fun night out to Den42 in Wokingham on Friday 25th September.

It is near the train station for those coming along by train or there are many car parks nearby.

We will have 55 mins of darts and 55 mins of shuffle board and a welcome drink of your choice for £14.50 each.

We can meet at the venue for 7.15 for 7.30 start.

Please let Isobelle or Marie know if you can make it so we can get numbers together to book.

There is food available if you want to eat during the evening.

It should be a fun evening.

Organiser: Isobelle D. 07701081066 or email

October 2026

Sunday 11th October: 9 Mile Walk (Moderate)
Snelsmore Common and beyond: A circular walk.

Meeting Point: Snelsmore Common Country Park is located on the Wantage Road B4494 opposite to one of the entrances to Mary Hare School.
Post Code: RG14 3BQ [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.43621°, W1.334534° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU463710 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///locals.miracles.workloads

Join us at Snelsmore Common for a beautiful 9 mile walk around the countryside of West Berkshire.

We will start at 10am from the BBQ area between the free car parks at Snelsmore Common.

This common is a nature reserve and biological site of special scientific interest and features lowland heathland and broadleaved woods. If we are lucky we will spot the grazing exmoor ponies and avoid treading on the rare ground nesting birds like nightjar and woodlark.

The walk takes us out of the common and along Pebble Lane before descending down to the pretty village of Winterbourne. After a gentle climb we reach Borough Hill and skirt around a field where we spotted a large healthy looking fox.

Boxford Common is our next destination which provides a large flat grazing area mainly for sheep and is surrounded on all sides by a plantation. As we progress towards Bagnor the views from both sides of the path are wonderful, so we will take a snack break here.

Before reaching Bagnor we turn off to Copse Barn and then drop to cross the River Lambourn where the pretty path is bounded by a well kept private fishing area.

The next part of the walk takes us into the parish of Stockcross before heading back to walk alongside the river.

Arriving in Bagnor there is a privately maintained garden next to the river which is there for well behaved visitors to enjoy, so we aim to eat our picnic lunch here.

After a short but steep climb, we will then take a tree lined footpath back to the edge of Snelsmore Common.

For those that want to, there is an opportunity for cake or ice cream at The Snug before returning home.

Leader: Anne A. 07914 067 885

Saturday 31st October: 10.1 Mile Walk (Moderate)
Up The Clumps and along The Thames: a circular walk of just over 10 miles from Wittenham Clumps.

Meeting Point: Wittenham Clumps free car park.
Post Code: OX10 0QX [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.622478°, W1.178809° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU569918 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///increases.doubt.tell

We start the walk at 10am from The Wittenham Clumps free car park. The Clumps are 2 chalk hills steeped in history dating back to the Bronze Age. The name comes from the clumps of beech trees on top of both hills and are the oldest known planted hilltop beeches in England.

Walking around the ramparts of the Iron Age Castle hill we will have sweeping views across Oxfordshire and Berkshire. As we leave The Clumps we pass The Earth Trust Visitor Centre. The Earth Trust care for 500 hectares of accessible green spaces in Oxfordshire. Toilets are available for us to use here.

We head towards Long Wittenham and then on to The Thames Path. This is a pretty stretch of the river Thames and is enhanced by the Earth Trust's River of Life wetland habitat creation scheme which helps to improve the biodiversity and quality of the landscape. With views of The Clumps in the distance we will stop for lunch by the banks of The Thames.

Crossing The Thames at Days Lock we carry on towards Dorchester on Thames via Dyke Hills, a large fortified Iron Age settlement. Dorchester on Thames is a pretty village which was once an important Roman town. We will spend a short time here to visit the medieval Abbey which is now the parish Church.

Continuing along the Thames we cross over at Little Wittenham. The last part of the walk takes us back up to the top of The Clumps before reaching the car park.

Please bring snacks or a light lunch and plenty of water.

Leader: Hazel M. 07771926981 or email

November 2026

Saturday 7th November: 7 Mile Walk (Moderate)
Henley and Greys Court autumn circular

Meeting Point: Outside Henley-on-Thames railway station
Post Code: RG9 1FR [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.534214°, W0.900503° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU763822 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///spaces.blogs.conducted

Meet outside Henley station in time for a 10.30am start. If arriving by train, please take the 10.15am service from Twyford. There is also a large APCOA car park outside the station.

This circular walk takes us up the valley to the west of Henley, then through some woods either side of Greys Court. We should see some nice autumn colours (if there are any leaves left after the summer's drought). Our return route passes a golf course before descending back into Henley and following some mostly quiet residential roads back to the town centre.

The walk is not too strenuous, but there are a few inclines, and you may need to take care of your footing if there are leaves on the ground. As usual, please bring a packed lunch, drink and appropriate clothing and footwear for the conditions.

Leader: Chris F 07984 255322 or email

Sunday 15th November: 7 Mile Walk (Moderate)
Shiplake, Sonning, Dunsden Green and Binfield Heath

Meeting Point: Shiplake Memorial Hall (RG9 4DW)
Post Code: RG9 4DW [Bing]
Lat/Long: N51.50123°, W0.902878° [Google] [Apple] [OS]
OS Map: SU762786 [Streetmap/OS]
What3Words: ///watchdogs.started.stealthier

Start 10.00am. Meet at Shiplake Memorial Hall (RG9 4DW). The hall is on Memorial Avenue in Shiplake Cross, 500 yards from the A4155 Henley to Reading road. We have kindly been given permission to use the hall car park for 10 cars – please park on the field side . Additional car parking is available on Memorial Avenue.

This circular walk between Shiplake and Sonning starts along two miles of the Thames Path National trail on the Oxfordshire bank. We return through the farmland around Dunsden Green and Binfield Heath that overlooks the Thames Valley.

Please bring packed lunch and a drink. There is an optional pub stop at the end at the Plowden Arms.

Leader: Jane K 07881805156 or email

December 2026

Updates to Details

Please note that walks, social events and holidays may be added to this programme at any time. Also we occasionally have to make changes to an item that is already on the programme. If you have printed out this programme, please be aware that it may have changed since you printed it.


Booking of Social Events

Please remember that our social events are organised by volunteers, so your co-operation is greatly appreciated. For some events the organisers need to know in advance who is going so they can make the necessary bookings etc. If you wish to attend a social event that specifies a deadline then please contact the organiser before the deadline otherwise you will be putting them to extra trouble and it may not be possible to change the booking anyway.

If there are still some spare places on an event after the specified deadline has passed, a bulletin will be sent out, otherwise you must assume you are too late. (Please don't try to sneak in by contacting the venue and changing the booking without the organisers knowledge or consent!)

Also, if you are booked on an event and then find you are unable to make it after all, please let the organiser know so that they don't wait around for you, and as they may be able to offer the place to someone else.

Thank you very much for your co-operation.