On the programme for Summer 2017 the following walk details were included for Sunday 20 August:

Sunday 20th August   (OS map 171)                                                     Leader: Lizzie Cripps NB Please note changes from times shown in the printed programme                                                                        

Meet:   Paddington 0850 for 09 13  train to Twyford NB Not 0915 train as previously published (arr 10 02 instead of 1004). Change for the 1031  train to Henley on Thames (arr 10 43). There will be time for a toilet stop and coffee at Twyford to ensure the walk commences promptly on arrival at Henley.

Lunch: Stag & Huntsman, Hambledon. (Benches nearby for those with packed lunch.)

Tea: Catherine Wheel, Henley (Wetherspoons)

Distance: 10.5 leisurely miles returning from Henley.

Fare:    £13.95 with Network Card CDR Henley

The late change to travel arrangements did not deter several eager members from turning out for this walk in an area that has been very popular in recent years.

Among the attendance were two of our photographer members and below are some wonderful shots provided by Derek Clarke.

The Leander Club, founded in 1818, is Britain's oldest rowing club.The building was built in 1897 but it was not until 100 years later in 1997 that women were admitted as members.

Temple Island from where the Henley Regatta course runs to Henley Bridge is now owned by Henley Royal Regatta.

Between Henley and Fawley Court is the historic village of Remenham. Bryan Gould is descended from a local esident who was Lock Keeper here for 59 years and Bryan himself had a house here when he was an MP.

Culham Court was built in 1770. George III stayed here in1804.

The beautiful village of Hambledon boasts the delightful Stag and Huntsman pub where the ramblers enjoyed lunch.Below some shots of the ancient local Church in whose Churchyard lies W H Smith. In addition to founding the famous newspaper shop chain he was the Lord of the Admiralty in Government and is said to have been the object of ridicule in W S Gilbert's song The Master of the Queen's Navy in H M S Pinafore.

The afternoon walk brings some undulating woodland a little way away from the Thames.

And the ramble finished close to where it started on the bank of the Thames in the historic town of Heney. I believe there are 300 listed buildings in the town.