{"id":"69847956533dbb4b7311899a","title":"Walk 265 Medmenham Hambleden And Danesfield","path":"walks/scrapbook/by-year/2017/volume-19-jan-to-mar-2017/walk-265-medmenham-hambleden-and-danesfield","contentMarkdown":"# 🥾 Walk 265 - Medmenham, Hambleden and Danesfield\n\nOn Sunday 19th March, we had twenty walkers congregating at the end of Ferry Lane, Medmenham. We started by following the towing path on the north bank of the River Thames westward until we reached Hambleden House. Here the path left the river's edge and took us to Mill End, where we headed north to Hambleden on the footpath that runs parallel to Skirmett Road.\n\nStopping in the picturesque village of Hambleden, some of us made use of the coffee shop at the Village Store while others availed themselves of the toilet facilities at the Village Hall.\n\n![Approaching Hambleden from Mill End.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume19/images/hambleden.jpg)\n\nThe daffodils where out and added a splash of yellow to the church grounds. Soon we were on our way past the village butchery, pub, manor house and sports field, following Shakespeare's Way eastward out of the village.\n\nWe left Shakespeare's Way just as we reached Rotten Row, and headed south through Harcham's Wood, across fields and along a quiet lane into Chalkpit Wood. Here we stopped to have our picnic lunch, making use of a couple of large fallen tree trunks. We've been quite lucky recently in finding handy places to sit for lunch.\n\n![Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume19/images/hambleden_church.jpg)\n\nOnce our packed lunches had been consumed, we continued onwards and downwards through Binfield Wood, emerging onto the A4155 Marlow Road, just outside Medmenham. Crossing the road, we followed a footpath that took as on a slightly less direct, but quieter route to Medmenham and the Dog and Badger pub.\n\nWell, of course we stopped for refreshment. The pub has been completely refurbished since my last visit and is now decidedly up-market. Nonetheless, they had several local ales on tap and plenty of outside seating.\n\n![Passing a row of hay bales on part of the Shakespeare's Way.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume19/images/shakespeares_way.jpg)\n\nOn leaving the pub, a couple of the group took advantage of being so close to our cars and left early. The rest of us were immediately faced with an uphill footpath through Millbank Wood, Hog Wood, then Hollowhill Wood and finally Rassler Wood before crossing the A4155 again near Danesfield.\n\nWe then headed back down to the River Thames, passing Danesfield Hotel. This involved passing through a tunnel built to prevent commoners from spoiling the view from the 'big house'. The path soon diverged from the riverside and crossed a couple of low-lying and rather boggy fields before returning us to Ferry Lane, from where we'd started. See our route on Google Maps.\n\n![Walking through Hollowhill Wood, near Danesfield.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume19/images/hollowhill_wood.jpg)\n\n## 📸 Back to Volume 19\n\nReturn to volume index","contentHtml":"

🥾 Walk 265 - Medmenham, Hambleden and Danesfield

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On Sunday 19th March, we had twenty walkers congregating at the end of Ferry Lane, Medmenham. We started by following the towing path on the north bank of the River Thames westward until we reached Hambleden House. Here the path left the river's edge and took us to Mill End, where we headed north to Hambleden on the footpath that runs parallel to Skirmett Road.

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Stopping in the picturesque village of Hambleden, some of us made use of the coffee shop at the Village Store while others availed themselves of the toilet facilities at the Village Hall.

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\"Approaching

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The daffodils where out and added a splash of yellow to the church grounds. Soon we were on our way past the village butchery, pub, manor house and sports field, following Shakespeare's Way eastward out of the village.

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We left Shakespeare's Way just as we reached Rotten Row, and headed south through Harcham's Wood, across fields and along a quiet lane into Chalkpit Wood. Here we stopped to have our picnic lunch, making use of a couple of large fallen tree trunks. We've been quite lucky recently in finding handy places to sit for lunch.

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\"Church

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Once our packed lunches had been consumed, we continued onwards and downwards through Binfield Wood, emerging onto the A4155 Marlow Road, just outside Medmenham. Crossing the road, we followed a footpath that took as on a slightly less direct, but quieter route to Medmenham and the Dog and Badger pub.

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Well, of course we stopped for refreshment. The pub has been completely refurbished since my last visit and is now decidedly up-market. Nonetheless, they had several local ales on tap and plenty of outside seating.

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\"Passing

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On leaving the pub, a couple of the group took advantage of being so close to our cars and left early. The rest of us were immediately faced with an uphill footpath through Millbank Wood, Hog Wood, then Hollowhill Wood and finally Rassler Wood before crossing the A4155 again near Danesfield.

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We then headed back down to the River Thames, passing Danesfield Hotel. This involved passing through a tunnel built to prevent commoners from spoiling the view from the 'big house'. The path soon diverged from the riverside and crossed a couple of low-lying and rather boggy fields before returning us to Ferry Lane, from where we'd started. See our route on Google Maps.

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\"Walking

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