On Sunday 11th August, twelve of us had a cooked breakfast at the Renegade Brewery Taproom restaurant before being joined by four others for an eight mile walk led by Jane (who also organised and booked the breakfast).
Leaving the brewery, we headed into Yattendon, through the village, and then out the other side. As we made our way to Ashampstead, we passed through a number of wheat fields - some ready for harvest and others already harvested.
We had a quick stop at the Cassy Fields farm shop, mainly to use the facilities, before crossing a field to the 12th century church of St Clemet's. It contains some impressive medieval wall paintings, painted over during the Reformation and rediscovered in the 19th century.
From there, we followed Pinfold Lane, which soon became a track. It was sheltered by trees, which was a relief, as the day was heating up. It reached 28°C by mid afternoon.
Both Jane and I had to wield our secateurs again, as the path through Ashampstead Common was very overgrown with brambles and nettles. This slowed us down a bit.
The route got easier as we reached Calvesleys Farm and the paths were pretty good again for the final leg, back to Yattendon, this time arriving through the church gardens. We then retraced our steps back to the brewery, where some of us stopped off for a well-earned drink. See our route on Google Maps.
Thanks go to Jane for organising the breakfast and leading the walk.
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