# 🥾 Walk 9 - Woolhampton, Aldermaston and Midgham

Eight attended the walk on Saturday 8th September. Numbers perhaps were reduced due to the Peak District weekend away. The weather was bright and a warm 24°C.

From the Rowbarge Inn car park we headed east along the Kennet & Avon canal tow path for a couple of miles to reach the Aldermaston wharf. We visited the Kennet & Avon Tea Room where we had drinks and (for some of us) a cake.

After the refreshment stop we headed north across the A4 heading up hill to St Mary's Beenham Parish church, where we stopped for a few minutes to view the flower arrangements in place for a wedding.

![The Kennet and Avon Tea Room at Aldermaston Wharf](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume1/images/k_and_a_tea_room.jpg)

Next we progressed to the outskirts of the Beenham village and then west reaching Upper Woolhampton and Douai Abbey where we had lunch overlooking the tennis courts in bright sunshine.

Lunch was followed by further westerly travel through some woods and open fields before crossing the scenic Midgham Park to St. Matthew's Midgham Parish church.

Our return was completed by crossing back south of the A4 and re-joining the Kennet & Avon canal for about 1½ miles easterly arriving back at the Rowbarge Inn for a well-earned drink.

![Douai Abbey](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume1/images/douai_abbey.jpg)

No GPS route was recorded for this walk. Not my fault this time as I wasn't there. Mike is still learning to use his GPS receiver!

![The walk finished with a well-earned drink at the Rowbarge](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume1/images/rowbarge.jpg)

*The photos and description were provided by Mike, the walk leader.*

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