{"id":"69847965533dbb4b73118aca","title":"Walk 120 Hermitage And Grimsbury Castle","path":"walks/scrapbook/by-year/2014/volume-9-jul-to-sep-2014/walk-120-hermitage-and-grimsbury-castle","contentMarkdown":"# 🥾 Walk 120 - Hermitage and Grimsbury Castle\n\nI didn't make it to this 6 mile walk on Sunday 31st August, but eleven other people did - eight regulars and three guests.\n\nThis short walk was planned by Jane as an easy way for potential new members to try us out, but as a result of a recent injury she was unable to lead the walk.\n\n![Walking through Cuckoo Pits woods on the Hermitage and Grimsbury Castle walk.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume9/images/cuckoo_pits_wood.jpg)\n\nMike and Alison volunteered to lead it for her, as they know this area well and have led similar walks there in the past. Jane was able to meet up with them at the pub-stop at the end of the walk.\n\nAfter a couple of miserable weeks of cloud, rain and low temperatures, the fine weather had returned, making the walk that much more enjoyable. Also the good weather may have helped impress our potential new members!\n\n![Looking down at Grimsbury Bank, part of Grimsbury Castle (a pre-historic hillfort) ](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume9/images/grimsbury_bank.jpg)\n\n*Thank you to Julia and Sue for providing the photos.*\n\n## 📸 Back to Volume 9\n\nReturn to volume index","contentHtml":"<h1>🥾 Walk 120 - Hermitage and Grimsbury Castle</h1>\n<p>I didn&#39;t make it to this 6 mile walk on Sunday 31st August, but eleven other people did - eight regulars and three guests.</p>\n<p>This short walk was planned by Jane as an easy way for potential new members to try us out, but as a result of a recent injury she was unable to lead the walk.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume9/images/cuckoo_pits_wood.jpg\" alt=\"Walking through Cuckoo Pits woods on the Hermitage and Grimsbury Castle walk.\"></p>\n<p>Mike and Alison volunteered to lead it for her, as they know this area well and have led similar walks there in the past. Jane was able to meet up with them at the pub-stop at the end of the walk.</p>\n<p>After a couple of miserable weeks of cloud, rain and low temperatures, the fine weather had returned, making the walk that much more enjoyable. Also the good weather may have helped impress our potential new members!</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume9/images/grimsbury_bank.jpg\" alt=\"Looking down at Grimsbury Bank, part of Grimsbury Castle (a pre-historic hillfort) \"></p>\n<p><em>Thank you to Julia and Sue for providing the photos.</em></p>\n<h2>📸 Back to Volume 9</h2>\n<p>Return to volume index</p>\n"}