Thames Valley Park

The 10th leg of our journey was one in which we had a new section of the path plus a diversion around a lock bridge which had been closed in the days leading up to our start.
Of course leavingRead more
The 10th leg of our journey was one in which we had a new section of the path plus a diversion around a lock bridge which had been closed in the days leading up to our start.
Of course leavingRead more
The rain really continued all morning on and off but we were well prepared. There was a bit of a moment where the rain eased but then came down here again but it was all ok in the end.
Sonning wasRead more
We had a nice stop at a pub named the Baskerville which was then followed by the lengthy lock-avoiding diversion but it did give us a nice woodland walk. What we discovered later though was that itRead more
We finished our day at the Angel on the Bridge which was a place we’d tried to go to previously but was always busy. Turned out a bit of a disappointment really but we’ve been lucky enough to sayRead more
The quick summary of today was wet. Very wet. Not torrential and vile rain, but just very constant steady heavy drizzle all day, almost without break.
A very draining day because of it despite theRead more
We had another lovely mid walk break, this time at the Flower Pot in Aston which was a lovely old fashioned place with wooden decor and a slightly odd focus on taxidermy. Nice beer though. And theRead more
The highlight of the day though came shortly after in a private deer park nearby. We saw dozens of them largely sheltering from the rain but it was a real pleasure to see them.