Evening Shiplake Circular, 4.5 miles, easy

Calendar

When:

August 30, 2020 @ 5:00 pm

2020-08-30T17:00:00+01:00

2020-08-30T17:15:00+01:00

Where:

Shiplake Railway Station

Contact:

Ruth

Walk

Booking Required easy evening Limited Spaces (6) public transport

PLEASE NOTE: This walk is limited to 6 walkers + the walk leader.

Due to Government and Ramblers restrictions, places are limited on all of our walks. Please do not turn up for a walk without prior booking, as we will have to turn you away

Due to COVID-19, we all need to take extra steps to stay safe. Please follow all safety advice given by the walk leader, including the latest guidelines on physical distancing while out walking.

Please follow the latest government guidelines on the use of public transport and car sharing. It is recommended that you bring hand sanitizer or gloves in case you need to touch gates/stiles/etc. It is also recommended that you bring a face covering, in case of emergencies. If you or someone else from your household has COVID-19 symptoms, please do not attend.

A favourite circular evening walk starting from the little station in Lower Shiplake on the Henley branch line. We’ll head out of the village at a leisurely pace towards Shiplake Lock where we’ll join the Thames Path, passing the Camping Island and continuing along the river to the Shiplake College Boathouse. This is followed by a fairly steep but short climb up to Shiplake Church – where, for any history or poetry buffs out there, Alfred Lord Tennyson was married in 1850. (Poetry recitals optional….) From here, we head for Hailey Woods before completing our loop back towards Shiplake.

The walk will start at 5pm from Shiplake Station car park to link with the train arriving from Twyford at 16:52 (Departs Reading at 16:22, change @ Twyford for 16:45 Henley train – Shiplake is the second stop). Return trains to Twyford run hourly at 4 minutes past the hour.

Please bring something to drink – and a snack if you get peckish.

Be aware that the steep section may be slippery after any rain, so please wear suitable footwear for such terrain, e.g. walking boots.

Due to current restrictions and pub closing times, there will not be a pub stop on this walk.

Book a place on this walk by completing the Google Form. We will only use the contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk, or to share if requested with NHS Test and Trace.

Booking onto a walk

Most walks do not require advance booking, and you can just turn up on the day. We encourage those comfortable with Meetup to indicate there that you plan to come though, so that others can see there will be plenty of people there – this really helps to encourage new members to come along.
For the few which still have limited numbers, this is handled via Meetup. Follow the link to a walk’s Meetup page (or press 🎟 Register / 🎟 Tickets / 🎟), and mark yourself as attending.
Social and other events may have their own booking system – please see the event description.

Pace Guide

Gentle: led at a gentle pace with regular short breaks for water or rest. Should be suitable for anyone capable of the distance. (Expect 2–2.5 mph.)
Medium: led at an intermediate pace with fewer breaks but still suitable for most walkers. (Expect 2.5–3 mph.)
Fast: led at a quick pace with minimal breaks. May be a challenge for those with less fitness. (Expect 3 mph+.)

Speeds quoted are only a rough guide, including time spent on short water/rest stops and negotiating stiles/gates/roads etc. but not that spent on longer lunch or pub stops.