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Silchester
It was a gloriously sunny day for a return visit to the Roman walls of Silchester. While most Roman towns in Britain were subsequently occupied or developed, obscuring or destroying the record of Roman life, this was not the case at Silchester. The walls, which are some of the best preserved Roman town defences In England, and…
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Kempshott to Oakley
Having missed a couple of weeks due to Christmas and too wet to walk weather, we’re back to our Tuesday (or the occasional Monday) walk. There had been an awful lot of rain, and some flooding, over the past couple of weeks, so we chose a walk starting at Old Down Woodland Park, which is at the edge…
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Greywell
We had intended to do a walk from Weston Patrick, but unfortunately couldn’t find anywhere to park and, after meeting the same lorry twice down the narrow lanes, thought it best not to try to squeeze the car in a little gap by the church. So back to Greywell , where there are plenty of places to…
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Odiham
It’s that time of year when the weather is just wet, grey and dull. With a forecast of showers we decided to visit Odiham today, where we’d have options to walk on proper pavements into the town. We parked by the canal and set off up the hill towards the town. Pausing by a public footpath sign, just to have…
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Mapledurwell
It didn’t look too promising for our walk today with a rain shower following us as we drove to the church at Mapledurwell and we were tempted to stop at the garden centre cafe. But we carried on and luckily the rain stopped by the time we got there. Walking back down the lane from…
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Cliddesden to Farleigh Wallop
Today we took advantage of the half term holiday and parked by the school in Cliddesden so we could follow the path to Farleigh Wallop. The school has a beautiful outlook over the countryside. The path was a lovely little track, enclosed by trees and hedgerow. Luckily, although we were going up hill, it wasn’t…
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Southwood Country Park, Farnborough
We decided to try somewhere new today. I’d driven past the car park a few times and was curious about the country park and new cafe. After parking we crossed the road into the country park. The first part looked newly created and I’m sure there was a golf course there a few years ago.…
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Tunworth
With a forecast for rain and 45 mph winds today we were back to proper walking boots and waterproof jackets as we headed to Tunworth. Home of Tunworth Cheese, although it’s made up the road in Herriard. We were on byways today and although we didn’t see any horses, there was plenty of poo to…
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Sherfield on Loddon
We’re into September and the sun is back with a vengeance, so a hot and sunny walk today (probably a bit too hot, but we shouldn’t complain). A Monday walk for two to the village of Sherfield on Loddon, which happily has its own cafe. Starting by the village green, we made our way along…
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Cliddesden
A more sedate walk today as we strolled around the fields surrounding Cliddesden. Everyone had a busy weekend, so definitely no hills today. Starting by the pond, we walked up the lane and found the footpath just before the church, which could be glimpsed through the hedge. A fairly narrow path opened up as we…