{"id":"69847954533dbb4b7311895f","title":"Walk 289 Wooburn Little Marlow And Bourne End","path":"walks/scrapbook/by-year/2017/volume-21-jul-to-sep-2017/walk-289-wooburn-little-marlow-and-bourne-end","contentMarkdown":"# 🥾 Walk 289 - Wooburn, Little Marlow and Bourne End\n\nOn 23rd July, fourteen of us, including two newcomers, met at the park in Wooburn. The weather was fine but rain was forecast for 1pm so we set off in expectation of a soaking before the day was out.\n\nWe encountered our steepest hill of the day almost immediately on the way to Flackwell Heath. After skirting the village, we paused to take in the great views over the Thames Valley before descending across open fields to Fern.\n\n![Stopping for lunch at Spade Oak](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume21/images/spade_oak_lunch.jpg)\n\nWe immediately had to climb back up the same hill we had just come down, only a little further along, to reach the different terrain of Bloom Wood. Then it was downhill again to Little Marlow and the Spade Oak nature reserve before arriving at the Thames for our lunch with activities on the river to entertain us as we rested.\n\nAfter lunch, we followed the Thames Path to Cookham, crossing over the river to pick up Shakespeare's Way through Hedsor Wharf. About half of us diverted up a steep grassy hill to visit the quaint Church of St Nicholas.\n\n![The Thames at Bourne End](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume21/images/thames_bourne_end.jpg)\n\nOur efforts were rewarded when we found a 16-man barbershop quartet practising for a concert. They were a little surprised at receiving applause from a bunch of inquisitive ramblers.\n\nFrom Hedsor, it was a long walk up the final hill of the day to reach the Chequers Inn where we stopped for a well-earned drink before descending the half-mile back to our cars. See our route on Google Maps. As to the weather? We had a few spots of rain at one point but it remained fine for the rest and indeed by the end was really quite warm and sunny.\n\n![Ascending Hedsor Hill.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume21/images/hedsor_hill.jpg)\n\n*Thank you to Sue and Colin for leading the walk and for writing it up.*\n\n## 📸 Back to Volume 21\n\nReturn to volume index","contentHtml":"

🥾 Walk 289 - Wooburn, Little Marlow and Bourne End

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On 23rd July, fourteen of us, including two newcomers, met at the park in Wooburn. The weather was fine but rain was forecast for 1pm so we set off in expectation of a soaking before the day was out.

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We encountered our steepest hill of the day almost immediately on the way to Flackwell Heath. After skirting the village, we paused to take in the great views over the Thames Valley before descending across open fields to Fern.

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\"Stopping

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We immediately had to climb back up the same hill we had just come down, only a little further along, to reach the different terrain of Bloom Wood. Then it was downhill again to Little Marlow and the Spade Oak nature reserve before arriving at the Thames for our lunch with activities on the river to entertain us as we rested.

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After lunch, we followed the Thames Path to Cookham, crossing over the river to pick up Shakespeare's Way through Hedsor Wharf. About half of us diverted up a steep grassy hill to visit the quaint Church of St Nicholas.

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Our efforts were rewarded when we found a 16-man barbershop quartet practising for a concert. They were a little surprised at receiving applause from a bunch of inquisitive ramblers.

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From Hedsor, it was a long walk up the final hill of the day to reach the Chequers Inn where we stopped for a well-earned drink before descending the half-mile back to our cars. See our route on Google Maps. As to the weather? We had a few spots of rain at one point but it remained fine for the rest and indeed by the end was really quite warm and sunny.

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\"Ascending

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Thank you to Sue and Colin for leading the walk and for writing it up.

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