🥾 Walk 21 - Chaddleworth and Great Shefford

We had eighteen people (and a small dog) on this walk, which is a pretty good number considering it wasn't a joint walk with another group. The weather was cold but dry on this first Sunday of December.

Starting from the Ibex Inn at Chaddleworth, we followed the edge of the grounds of Chaddleworth House and then headed north west through open fields to Whatcombe racing stables, built on the site of Whatcombe medieval village. From there we headed south west, in the direction of East Garston, crossing farmland and Kite Hill.

About a mile before East Garston, we turned south to Maidencourt Farm, where we stopped for our picnic lunch by the River Lambourne.

After lunch we walked along the edge of the river to Great Shefford, where we stopped off at the Swan Inn to warm up and rehydrate.

After that we headed north-east back to Chaddleworth through farmland and a golf course.

The nine mile walk included some muddy fields and a lot of ups and downs (490 metres total ascents). A good and satisfying work-out! At the end of the walk we stopped off at the Ibex Inn for another drink and to warm up. We're not really alcoholics! See our route on Google Maps.

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