{"id":"69847962533dbb4b73118a89","title":"Walk 147 Wokingham And Crowthorne","path":"walks/scrapbook/by-year/2015/volume-11-jan-to-mar-2015/walk-147-wokingham-and-crowthorne","contentMarkdown":"# 🥾 Walk 147 - Wokingham and Crowthorne\n\nThis weekend, our group joined forces with the Berkshire Walkers 20s & 30s group for a weekend away in Bath. Meanwhile the others joined forces for a local walk around Wokingham and Crowthorne. Julia has provided the following words and pictures.\n\nTwenty-three of us gathered for this enjoyable joint walk with our friends from the Berkshire Walkers. We set out from the station at Wokingham and headed through the outskirts of the town taking the path by the Tesco Superstore which soon took us into the surrounding countryside.\n\nWe began in sunshine but clouds overhead suggested unsettled weather and it was noticeable how a field full of cows were all sitting down as if they were anticipating a downpour. Sure enough as we approached the Garrick Plantation, there was a bit of a rainstorm - when some of us hastily put on waterproof jackets but fortunately the shower was short lived!\n\n![Walking through the Garrick Plantation.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume11/images/garrick_plantation.jpg)\n\nWe headed on down towards Crowthorne stopping along the way by the attractive Heath Lake for lunch. Luckily the weather stayed dry for the return leg via the East Berkshire Golf Course.\n\nWe continued along the Luckley Path past Ludgrove School - as famously attended by William and Harry - back up to Wokingham where some of us stopped for a welcome post walk refreshment outside in the courtyard at The Broad Street Tavern.\n\n![Walking along the Luckley Path.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume11/images/luckley_path.jpg)\n\n## 📸 Back to Volume 11\n\nReturn to volume index","contentHtml":"<h1>🥾 Walk 147 - Wokingham and Crowthorne</h1>\n<p>This weekend, our group joined forces with the Berkshire Walkers 20s &amp; 30s group for a weekend away in Bath. Meanwhile the others joined forces for a local walk around Wokingham and Crowthorne. Julia has provided the following words and pictures.</p>\n<p>Twenty-three of us gathered for this enjoyable joint walk with our friends from the Berkshire Walkers. We set out from the station at Wokingham and headed through the outskirts of the town taking the path by the Tesco Superstore which soon took us into the surrounding countryside.</p>\n<p>We began in sunshine but clouds overhead suggested unsettled weather and it was noticeable how a field full of cows were all sitting down as if they were anticipating a downpour. Sure enough as we approached the Garrick Plantation, there was a bit of a rainstorm - when some of us hastily put on waterproof jackets but fortunately the shower was short lived!</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume11/images/garrick_plantation.jpg\" alt=\"Walking through the Garrick Plantation.\"></p>\n<p>We headed on down towards Crowthorne stopping along the way by the attractive Heath Lake for lunch. Luckily the weather stayed dry for the return leg via the East Berkshire Golf Course.</p>\n<p>We continued along the Luckley Path past Ludgrove School - as famously attended by William and Harry - back up to Wokingham where some of us stopped for a welcome post walk refreshment outside in the courtyard at The Broad Street Tavern.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume11/images/luckley_path.jpg\" alt=\"Walking along the Luckley Path.\"></p>\n<h2>📸 Back to Volume 11</h2>\n<p>Return to volume index</p>\n"}