Book1 Walk 9 - Shiplake to Henley, High Wood option
9.1miles/14.7km
This is a shorter version of the main walk, taking a more direct route to lunch. You will need the High Wood option, found at the bottom of the online directions.
After lunch it is possible to visit Greys Court (National Trust), a 16th century mansion, now dressed for Christmas, and complete with gardens and Tudor donkey wheel. Entry is £12, but there is a free cup of tea if you arrive on foot.
Trains: Take the 9:42 London Paddington to Oxford train (9:50 Ealing Broadway), changing at Twyford (arr 10:39) for the Henley train (dep 10:50), arriving at Shiplake at 10:57 Buy a day return to Henley. Return trains at xx21, also changing at Twyford
Lunch: The Maltsters Arms, Rotherfield Greys, serving food midday to 2:15pm
Tea: Chocolate Theatre Cafe, Thameside, Henley, open til 6pm.
Click here for full walk details and online directions
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N=13 turned out on an w=unseasonably-mild-and-sunny day. First stretch muddy in places (well, it is winter). High Wood dotted with “sportsmen” shooting at things. Polite and considerate but still unpleasant to see.
The Bottle and Glass is still under refurbishment. Will it reopen as a pub? Who knows. The Maltsters (or Maltesers as I prefer to call it) was welcoming and friendly. And their sticky toffee pudding out of this world (just a shame it wasn't mine!) The majority pressed on to Greys after lunch leaving two to skip gaily down the Henley shortcut - very pretty after perhaps a little too much of Mr Brakspears famous elixir. But not before we visited the Knollys tomb in the church and received an impromptu talk on it from the churchwarden. (It’s a must-see that most don’t).
Yes Knollys tomb well worth visiting jfk
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