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Again from home and trying to plan a shorter walk from Wantage but with village interest as well as variety of terrain. I will also need to consider what information to include when offering these walks. So off down the lane and round through West Lockinge and the stable and around the wall towards theContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 41 – 30/01/2022”

Starting from home again today and with a slightly different purpose. Currently SPR don’t have any walks based in or around Wantage, I’ve been encouraged to present some that can be offered out to members and that I can lead. Decided to go on the theme of Wantage, spring line villages and the Ridgeway. SoContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 40 – 28/01/2022”

Somewhere different again today which evoked so many memories- yet another place which has links to my world of education and school. This time I am in Shropshire and my starting point is very close to Church Stretton. Much Wenlock just up the road from here was a venue used for many years for residential,Continue reading “The next 50! Walk 39 – 21/01/2022”

Somewhere completely different today – Forest of Dean. Pleased to see that not only Anna but also her husband Andy will be joining this small group today, with Steve leading. After a detour to ensure some horses have unfrozen water for their day we got to our destination lay-by in time to start walking atContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 38 – 18/01/2022”

An earlier pick up today as our leader and driver had an early evening appointment. Agreed we’d meet at Wallingford at 07.30 so that it was easier at the end of the day. Amazing drive over, very frosty and incredible sunrise but sadly no time or place to stop for photos as quite a trickyContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 37 – 14/01/2022”

Very frosty start again and we are back to the core three, Anna, Mirella and myself joined today by Phil who is the official lead. Nothing too complicated initially as we head away from last night’s finishing spot with the curvaceous escarpment of the Chiltern to our right. Cold weather and quite long starting journeysContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 36 -13/01/2022”

Starting today just outside Wallingford. Having emerged from the wood on one side of the A4074 last night we cross over and disappear through some more trees. I’m leading again today, the four ladies from yesterday but not Phil today. This is a walk of three distinct parts. We set off and it is stillContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 35 – 12/01/2022”

The forecast for today – day 4 suggests it will clear later! Not hard rain but persistent mizzle. There are more of us today, Phil, the vicar and geography teacher is leading today and we also have Theresa and Helen. Our path couldn’t be more easily defined from our starting point, a clear grassy sweepContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 34 – 11/01/2022”

Almost on home territory today and I got picked up from near my house to takes us back to Sparsholt Firs. I asked if we could go via Letcombe Regis and then Letcombe Bassett so that Anna could see these Spring line villages. I was also able to point out the watercress beds in theContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 33 – 10/01/2022”

So back to near Ogbourne St. George and the start for day 2. I’m the leader today officially, even though there are only three of us, and whilst this is not hard navigation attention will still need to be paid to suitable stops etc. I warn the other two that we are in for aContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 32 – 09/01/2022”