22nd July Circular walk from Whiteleaf Hill via Cadsden, Great Kimble, Askett, Monks Risborough
summer
Cuddesdon
29th June Circular walk from Cuddesdon via Chiselhampton, Stadhampton, Little Milton & Great Milton.
Tring Park
22nd June Circular walk from Tring via Grove Wood, Hastoe and Bull Wood
Waddesdon
22nd June Circular walk from Ashedon via Waddesdon Manor, Westcott & Gypsy Bottom
Penn
8th August Circular walk from Penn via Wycombe Heights, Forty Green, Twichels Wood & Common Wood
Winsdor
25th August Our best Thames walk...I think. It has great views (possibly one of the best in the UK), history and a mix of river, park, woods and castles...what more do you need on a walk? A really enjoyable 11.2 miles and, I'm sure the variety made the time pass much more quickly than usual. A thoroughly recommended walk!
Sonning
27th August We were last here 30 years ago and, even then, the place was a well known for gridlock, with traffic queuing both sides to cross the narrow bridge at Sonning Eye. We're parking up at 8am on Bank Holiday Monday and already there's a short queue for the bridge. How do local celebs cope living around here? Perhaps the Clooney's arrive and leave by boat. This is a gentle, morning walk. Nothing too strenuous, just a pleasant climb onto the high ground above Sonning at Dunsden Green, followed by a loop past Binfield Heath and back to The Thames at Shiplake.
Moulsford
17th August The first of several Thames walks and I'm kicking myself. I meant to set off in a broadly clockwise direction but walking out of the Lardon Chase car park I get confused and we end up walking through Common Wood and down the hill to Streatley. I do my best to pass it off as a planned diversion but to tell the truth it annoys me for a large part of the walk...we've already walked along this stretch of the Thames and in this direction...I'd wanted to do it in the opposite direction! Sue reckons I'm a bit up-tight sometimes.
Watlington
15th August It's been quiet a while since we were walking in The Chilterns proper. A holiday in The Forest of Dean and, before that, some walks around Ruislip Woods, have distracted us. So this is an opportunity to get back to some typical Chiltern scenery. From Christmas Common this walk drops down off the escarpment and heads west before steadily climbing to the Ewelme Park Estate. Harvest is in full swing as we pass through and tractors scurry backwards and forwards staking hay bales. There's rain in the forecast.
Bourton-on-the-Water
10th August The end of the good weather coincides with the end of our holiday. On the way home we stop off in The Cotswolds to break the journey. We've parked in the back streets of Bourton because we suspect the centre of the village will be heaving...more later! It's pouring with rain as we set out and it's still heavy as we pass through Lower and Upper Slaughter but the weather doesn't spoil our enjoyment. We follow Warden's Way as far as Naunton and its ancient dovecote before returning to Bourton along the Windrush Way.
Where Angells Tread! 