Saturday Walk Henley via Hambleden Circular walk
Book 2 walk Walk number 7
Coo it is so long since I did this I can't get it to work - how things have changed. I have asked for help
8.1 miles and fairly flat
10.13 train from Paddington to Henley on Thames changing at Twyford
I can no longer do 10 miles nor real hills so I thought to post this
Lifted from the walks directions page lunch can be had at
The Stag and Huntsman (tel 01491 571227) in Hambleden, 7.7km (4.8 miles) into the walk with reasonably large garden. It serves food all day on Saturday and Sunday.
Hambleden Village Stores, next to the church, also has a few outside tables and serves tea, coffee, cakes and delicatessen items. It is open until 5pm Saturday
3.6 miles (2.2km) further on, the Flower Pot Hotel (tel 01491 574721) in Aston serving food all afternoon Saturday (also 6pm to 9.30pm weekdays). It has a large garden.
The early riverside part of the walk is a fine picnic spot, as is the churchyard in Hambleden and the far (south) side of Hambleden Weir.
All the details here
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There is also a popup at Hambleden. Haven't tried it. https://experiencehenley.co.uk/hambledon-lock-riverside-pop-up-cafe-restaurant-bar/
Thanks, this is just the right length for my old legs.
I and another went to the popup lockdown restaurant.
Upstairs seating under a tent awning was fully booked but there were seats and tables on the riverbank in the cold.
We braved it and I had spiced cauliflower with rocket houmous and creme fresh and a flat bread - not bad for £6 odd
Will I go again?
Only if it is hot out and I am very hungry
And it finishes on September 1st so really I feel that I will definately not go again.
18 on this walk which suggests that there is a demand for the shorter than 10 mile and flat walks
Let's have one every week please
You just need to find a walk poster posting that for you then, Anonymous, and on a weekly basis at that. The club is currently looking for volunteers, how about you? [Covid rules: walk posters to go on the walks they post to ensure track-and-tracing abilities...]
n=18 out on this w=rather_overcast_day.
I just wanted to mention a couple of transport points ... Central Lionists can't alight at Lancaster Gate at weekends (and stroll up to Paddington), However you may alight at Queensway, turn left as you leave the station and immediately left again onto Queensway. Bayswater Tube can be found after 250 metres on the left where it's one stop to Paddington on the airy District/Circle line.
Another point is that it appears that despite the continuing delays to Crossrail, TFL are running Crossrail trains out of Paddington to Reading and those with Freedom Passes may use these trains only (blue livery) FOC. (If I have read the instructions correctly on the PDF available at https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/freedom-pass/using-pass/freedom-pass-travel-map) So it seems that just a Twyford to Henley return ticket for those with FP's was needed yesterday.
Henley-on-Thames was a riot of colour from many of the hanging baskets and I look forward to hearing how others fared on this walk.
That's useful to know thanks Mike. I walked from Queensway tube station to Paddington, which took about 15 mins.
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