Saturday 28th October      Leader: Kevin MacNamara      OS Landranger map 175

 

Meet:       Paddington station - Westbound Platform B - 0900 for 0917 Elizabeth line train to Reading (arr 1012). 

                  Ramblers can join this train at Whitechapel 0902, Liverpool Street 0905, Farringdon 0908, Tottenham Court Road 0911, Bond Street 0913 and Ealing Broadway 0926.  

Lunch:     Please bring a packed lunch which to be taken at Sonning where there are facilities. Also, short stop at the Baskerville Arms, Shiplake, for 30 minutes duration for drinks                     to be purchased. There is some limited seating capacity nearby for those not wishing to visit the pub.

Late lunch / Tea: The Catherine Wheel (Wetherspoons) Henley-on-Thames.

Distance: About 10 level miles, mostly following the Thames Path, finishing at Henley.

                  There is a section of the walk that could  be very muddy, if following a period of wet weather.

Fare:         CDR Reading £15.90 / boundary Zone 6 £9.60. Plus, single Henley on Thames to Twyford £3.10. All with railcard discounts.

                  Freedom passes and contactless cards are valid to Reading and from Twyford, but not Oyster card / 60+ Oyster.

                  If dropping out at Shiplake, the single to Twyford is £2.35 with railcards.

 

Ramblers can opt out at Shiplake station where there are two trains an hour to Twyford, then change for services to Paddington.

 

Photographs taken by  Brian Falls, and later there will be some taken by Maria Langford, one by Kevin Himself and finally a real treat of shots provided by Annette in Dropbox. Our thanks to all of them for taking the trouble to share these wonderful memories of a great ramble

Next will be Kevin's photograph followed by Maria's and since I started putting them up I have received some from Annette which will be shown below

Next are the photos I received in Dropbox  and the exercise in preparing them for publication was indeed educational. I hope those who view them enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed putting them uo and we are most grateful to the four photographers who made it all possible..