🥾 Walk 672 - Wargrave to Henley-on-Thames

Saturday 12th October: Thirteen of us headed off from Wargrave Station on this Autumn Saturday. First up was a circuit of Wargrave Chalk Pit, a small nature reserve that's fairly hidden on the edge of the village, Then our route took us through open farmland - and a bit of mud - towards Crazies Hill.

Thankfully we didn't get the forecast thunderstorm at lunchtime, but the rain was getting a bit harder. So we combined 'late elevenses' with lunch, sitting under a vine-covered pergola outside the Velolife Café in Warren Row. Thanks go to the staff who were happy for soggy walkers to eat their picnics under cover outside. We all enjoyed their hot drinks, cakes or sausage rolls too.

Then it was downhill, passing Hurley Chalk Pit - one of BBOWT's (Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust) first Nature Reserves. Spring and Summer visits are also recommended to enjoy the wild flowers and butterflies here.

After a stretch of the Thames Path, we were very fortunate to see the white deer at Culham Court close up. Including a stag with antlers. Often the deer are further up the valley, and it was a treat to have them so close by.

A bit of a climb rewarded us with views out towards Hambledon as we headed onwards to Henley. Pleased to say that we all made it to the station just in time to hop on the 15:30 train back to Wargrave. See our route on Google Maps.

Thanks go to Ruth for leading the walk and writing it up. Thanks go to Irina and Rob for the photos.

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