🥾 Walk 170 - Ufton Green and Padworth Mill

Yet another sunny evening on Thursday 9th July saw a group of us meeting up after work to make the most of the long daylight hours with a walk around Ufton Green and Padworth Mill. The party consisted of a mix of Berkshire Weekend Walkers and friends from the Berkshire Walkers 20s & 30s group. Brett, a young man from the BWs who is partially sighted joined us, accompanied by his guide dog. Dan, another of the BWs, gave assistance when required by describing the terrain ahead.

Setting off from the car park by Tylemill Lock in the direction of nearby Sulhamstead, but turning off through Cox's Wood and emerging onto Ufton Green - looking more brown that green due to the long dry spell we've been enjoying recently.

We continued following a south-west route through fields and woods until we reached Lodge Farm where we turned more-or-less south to Padworth College. Skirting the college, we joined one of the many Berkshire Circular Routes, which took us north-west to Padworth Mill.

Crossing the weirs at Padworth Mill, we continued heading north-west to Aldermaston Wharf where we joined the Kennet and Avon Canal. This we followed for a couple of miles, back to the car park at Tylemill Lock, crossing from one side of the canal to the other at Ufton Lock. See our route on Bing Maps.

It was still light after our six mile walk so some of us finished the evening with a drink in the beer garden of the nearby Spring Inn.

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