Length: 16.1 km (10 miles) 3 out of 10 T=1.1
This is a lovely walk, and by doing it in reverse (there are instructions for doing it this way), you have a short leg back to Henley after lunch. I would also recommend taking a different route back from Hambledon, using the instructions from the book 2 walk 7 ending via Aston & Remenham here, or just do the normal route along the river.
Trains: Get the 0957 Didcot Parkway train from Paddington (Ealing Broadway 1005), arriving Twyford 1035, where you change to the 1045 Henley train, arriving 1057. Using the Elizabeth Line: Farringdon 0930, Ealing Broadway 0949 Twyford 1026.
Return trains are xx00 & xx30.
Lunch: The recommended pub is the Stag & Huntsman (01491 571 227), in Hambleden. For picnics, the nearby church. Unfortunately, The Flowerpot, on the alternative route back, is apparently closed at the moment.
Tea: Various places in Henley, with The Chocolate Factory and Angel on the Bridge on your route to the station.
2 comments:
A train ticket with Network Card is cheaper than contactless
The contactless price cap is £25 to Henley (no Network card discount), about the same price at 2 (via zone 1) singles.
With a Network Card, from Paddington, its £12.80 return, so cheaper.
If already on the Elizabeth Line, it might be easier to continue to Ealing Broadway, and get a train ticket there, for £10.75. If you did this, you'd have to change there on the way back to tap back in.
N=9 of us assembled outside the station, welcoming 2 new walkers. The day stayed fine, if overcast & the walking was good with little mud for the time of year. We stayed together until lunch except for one slower person, where 4 went to the pub and 4 had sandwiches in the church porch.
Afterwards, 3 went on & one joined the others for a beer. The five of us then took the high route back,catching the 1700 train after tea & cake or in one case, a beer in the Angel.
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