Exploring the woodlands around Peppard, 7.5 miles, easy/moderate

Calendar

When:

September 17, 2022 @ 11:15 am

2022-09-17T11:15:00+01:00

2022-09-17T11:30:00+01:00

Where:

The Unicorn Pub & Restaurant
The Unicorn
Colmore Ln, Henley-on-Thames RG9 5LX
UK

Cost:

Free

Contact:

Jack

Walk

Booking Required Circular easy/moderate medium pace public transport Walk

This walk will explore the woodlands around Rotherfield Peppard and Peppard Common, including passing Wyfold Court, formerly a country home and hospital.

Booking is required for this walk, via the form here.

Pace: medium.

Walk details

Heading out from the Unicorn pub, we will head down Peppard Hill towards Littlebottom Wood. After making our way through Greatbottom Wood and Oveys Wood, we will head into Greyhorne plantation, for a slight change of scene in shrubbery.

We will then make our way close to Wyfold Court, a grand estate and former hospital. After a brief bit of road walking, including seeing an old fort, we will head along the edge of Wyfold Wood and New Copse, before heading through Shiplake Bottom and up Shiplake Hill towards Peppard Common and the Red Lion pub for our pub stop.

After feeling refreshed, we will head back along Peppard Hill to the bus stop at the Unicorn and home.

Travel details

By public transport

If coming from Reading town centre, please get the 25 bus at 10:45 from Friar Street. The walk leader will get this at Newlands Avenue at approximately 10:50. Should the bus be delayed, then the start of the walk will also be delayed.

By car

Limited parking available by the crossroads for Gallowstree Road and Stoke Row Road, and by Peppard Cricket club. Otherwise, please park considerately in nearby residential streets.

Notes

If you or someone else from your household has COVID-19 symptoms, please do not attend.
Please bring a packed lunch and a drink.
It might be muddy – please wear suitable footwear.
Please feel free to contact the leader with queries about the walk, or if you are delayed on the day.

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.