# 🥾 Walk 493 - Theale, Englefield, Sulham and Wilder's Folly

Saturday 8th January was wet and windy, but that didn't deter six walkers from going on an eight mile circular walk from Theale railway station. The route included the villages of Englefield and Sulham, and the nearby Wilder's Folly. This walk was a last-minute substitute for another walk that had to be cancelled. Lawrence very kindly volunteered to fill the gap in the programme.

I didn't go on this walk so I can't describe it for you, but Lawrence forwarded this photo of Wilder's Folly taken by one of the other walkers. In the foreground Lawrence is no doubt explaining the history of the folly, which was built in 1769 by the Reverend Henry Wilder. The tower originally contained a first floor room with glazed windows, which was accessed by wooden stairs. The windows were bricked up in the late 19th century and the tower was converted into a dovecote.

![Wilder's Folly at Nunhide, near Sulham.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume39/images/wilders_folly.jpg)

*Thank you to Lawrence for leading this walk at short notice.*

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