13.7 miles 22 km. Difficulty 3/10
Through an attractive part of the Thames Valley and a riverside nature reserve to lunch in Dorchester-on-Thames. Dorchester Abbey ,now the parish church, is one of the few large monastery buildings to survive the Dissolution and is worth a visit. After lunch, you go back along the river to Little Wittenham and another church worth a look. Then, you reach Wittenham Clumps, a nature reserve encompassing two Iron Age hill forts.
Trains
Get the 09:38 Hereford train from Paddington arriving Didcot Parkway at 10:27.
Freedom Pass holders can travel free on the Elizabeth Line as far as Reading but require a ticket for the rest of the journey. (Elizabeth Line times: 8:45 Paddington, 8:56 Ealing Broadway) arrive Reading:09:42, dep 10:14 on the above train Platform 9).
Frequent return trains. Change at Reading if you want the Elizabeth line.
Get a return to Didcot Parkway.
Lunch: Choose between the George, (a pub revelling in its use as a Midsomer Murders location) and the White Hart.
Tea There is a real ale pub, the Prince of Wales (01235 511380) opposite the station.
Directions are here. At point 12 in the text, be sure to follow the directions back to Didcot, not Appleford. Appleford has no trains on a Sunday. t=swc.44 #2026-05-24T09:38
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