🥾 Walk 71 - Sonning Common and Rotherfield Greys

Twenty-three people came to Mike's walk on Saturday 5th October. Nine of these were new to the group and trying us out for the first time. The formula of a short walk, not too far from Reading seemed to attract a record number of newbies.

We set off at just after 11am from Sonning Common, heading north-east toward Blounts Court. On the way we passed a large duck pond by Widmore Lane with a shelter on an island called Duckingham Palace!

From there we continued north-east across a number of fields and through woodlands to the small but pretty village of Rotherfield Greys.

Despite only being a five mile walk there was a picnic lunch stop and pub stop included. The picnic stop came first, in a field behind the well kept Norman Church of St Nicholas.

As there were so many of us on this walk, we headed off to the village pub in dribs and drabs after finishing our packed lunches, to prevent us creating a massive queue at the bar!

The pub had a pleasant garden at the back where most of us sat while drinking tea, coffee or beer, and watching the occasional apple fall from the trees.

After our refreshments, we doubled back past the church and crossed the field we had our lunch in, to join the Chiltern Way. We didn't stay on it long before heading south-west across more fields and woodlands on our way back to Sonning Common.

I'm afraid I forgot to switch on my GPS receiver when we started the walk so there's no map of our route, but I expect that if you ask Mike nicely, he'll be able to show you the route of the walk.

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