# 🥾 Walk 228 - Holyport Figure-of-Eight

On Saturday 18th June, seven of us completed a 10 mile figure of eight walk around Holyport Green. Weather started grey luckily a smattering of rain did not diminish the spirit of the walk and by the afternoon it had brightened up and the sun came out.

The 5½ mile morning walk started at Holyport Street, taking in meadows onto Stroud Farm Lane through rapeseed fields towards Fifield named after the five fields we passed through. We walked the paths along numerous manicured polo fields. Our path passed a large private estate which boasted at least one full sized train along with its own signal and track on its lawn along with various discarded carriages scattered around the garden.

The last part of our walk took us along Gays Lane past John Gay House onto a footpath known locally as Click Clack, which is reputed to be haunted, before heading back down to Holyport. Our leisurely lunch was back on the green overlooking The George pub.

The afternoon’s 4½ mile meander through tranquil countryside ranged from paddocks to more trimmed polo grounds. The walk took us through Stud Green onto Rolls Lane over the A330 heading through lush meadows towards Touchen End.

Then along a tree lined bridleway called Blackbird Lane. Numerous blackbird pie ditties kept us amused as we headed along Primrose Lane passing gardens filled with  roses climbing up the houses. We skirted alongside a small holding with alpacas, goats and ducks on the way towards Moneyrow Green. Bartletts Lane followed taking us back to Holyport Green. The walk concluded with a well-deserved drink in the garden of the Belgian Arms overlooking the picturesque village duck pond.

Except for a couple of odd wet paths we encountered little mud and the walk proved to be a good relatively flat ramble through unspoilt quiet countryside.

![Posing for a photo on the Holyport figure-of-eight walk.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume16/images/holyport_walk.jpg)

*Thank you to Phil and Tina for leading the walk, writing it up and providing the photo.*

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