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Time Out Country Walks near London Volume 1

Walk 4 : Pangbourne (round walk)

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Summary	No major changes

Updates	No major changes. There have been several minor changes (e.g. stile no longer broken) over the years.

Feedback	[add your comment] 2 comments Posted by Simon : Monday, 18 February, 2008 p40, Col 2, Para 2 "The original path has overgrown, so turn left into the open field until the end, then walk through a gap to the right of a metal gate into a wide path." We found this section most unhelpful - and it actually left us wandering lost for about 40 minutes. Suggest instead following replacement: "Go through metal kissing gate, then continue straight, along right hand edge of field. If the path right next to the fence is overgrown, walk along the edge of the actual field. When you reach the end of the field, walk through a gap to the right of a metal gate into a wide path." The "turn left" is what really confused. Posted by annie w : Monday, 12 May, 2008 This is a lovely walk at this time of the year. Wild flowers abound and the woods in new leaf are beautiful.

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Simon : Monday, 18 February, 2008

p40, Col 2, Para 2

"The original path has overgrown, so turn left into the open field until the end, then walk through a gap to the right of a metal gate into a wide path."

We found this section most unhelpful - and it actually left us wandering lost for about 40 minutes. Suggest instead following replacement:

"Go through metal kissing gate, then continue straight, along right hand edge of field. If the path right next to the fence is overgrown, walk along the edge of the actual field. When you reach the end of the field, walk through a gap to the right of a metal gate into a wide path."

The "turn left" is what really confused.

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annie w : Monday, 12 May, 2008

This is a lovely walk at this time of the year. Wild flowers abound and the woods in new leaf are beautiful.

Older Updates	Edition	Date	Page	Location	Update
	red				The suggested lunchtime pub, the White Lion serves food from midday to 2pm weekdays and midday to 2.30pm on Saturday and Sunday. If you're planning to have tea, the Coffee Pot has now closed permanently (reports Windhover) but the alternative, Duck's Ditty, is as in the book.
	red				And for the end of this walk: 'Trains to London leave from platform 2, on the far side if you approach the station from the lane before the bridge.'
	green	Aug-04		flooding	After prolonged heavy winter rain, the Thames at Pangbourne may flood extensively. This happened in the winter of 2000. However by keeping to the road at the start and end of the walk, the floods can be avoided.
	green		34	tea	As of 25 JAN the tea shop has changed name from "Ducks Ditty" to "The Ditty". Next door is O'Brien's cafe, but this seems to be closed at tea time.
	green	Jan-03	36	col 1, para 2	The gate marked "The Mill" has collapsed, perhaps because of floods here in the winters 2000 and 2002 and lies beside the path.
	green	Jan-03	36	col 1, para 3	The name of the church in full is "St Mary the Virgin".
	green	Jan-03	36	col 2, top	This is no longer gravel but tarmac.
	green	Jan-03	36	col 2, para 3	After descending the wide earth steps you ascend similar steps to a similar height.
	red		37	col 1, para 2 and 3	Wendy Baron suggests rewriting p37, col. 1, paras 2&3: 'In 40 metres, go over another stile and, keeping the lorry park on your right-hand side, go round a high earth pile to regain a path, your direction 65 degrees, leading to a post marked with a yellow arrow. Beyond this post, just after crossing an earth farm track leading into the lorry park, head diagonally across the field towards a stile visible by the far woods, 230 metres away, your direction towards it 60 degrees.'
	green	Jan-03	37	col 1, para 1	There is no longer a gypsy caravan here.
	green	Jan-03	37	col 1, para 3	The left turn is sharply back on yourself to walk clockwise round the large earth mound, with a fence to your left, until you can see the footpath post in the fence ahead. There are no signs around this earth mound currently.
	green	Jan-03	37	col 1, last para	In 105 metres this seems to be a simple path crossing. I suspect the earlier path junctions in Great Chalk Wood have also changed configuration slightly, but the compass directions hold good.
	green	Jan-03	37	col 2, para 2	The wooden limbo-dance-style barrier leading to the B4526 is no longer white.
	green	Jan-03	37	col 2, last para	It is more pleasant to enter the wood to the left earlier, before the metal barrier, and before the footpath to the right at the first unmarked opening between the trees. Then walk parallel to the road just inside the wood past the metal barrier.
	green	Jan-03	38	col 1, para 3	Just before the B4526 is an earth barrier across the path (to stop vehicles entering it) that you need to walk up and over.
	green	Jan-03	38	col 1, last para	The path as stated is enclosed and overgrown - from end to end. The alternative path is to its left in the open field. At the end of the field walk through a gap to the right of a metal gate into a wide path.
	green	Jan-03	38	col 2, para 4 [8]	The exit to the tarmac road is through a narrow gap in a barrier improvised from a metal pole supporting a gate.
	green	Jan-03	38	col 2, last para	The path into the wood is shortly enclosed by fences of 3 wire strands on each side, and has muddy sections. Ignore a bizarre white wooden gate to your left, and follow this enclosed path, until it ends as you come out though a metal kissing gate (with a wooden frame) to the T-junction (p39, col 2, para 2). As stated turn left at this junction, following one of the arrows.