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Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton walk

Easy walk with some gentle climbs en route which crosses Greenham Common, a former World War II and NATO airfield.

Berkshire Easy Greenham Common
Cruise Missile Bunkers, Greenham Common (6 of them, each with up to 16 missiles at the time) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Cruise Missile Bunkers, Greenham Common (6 of them, each with up to 16 missiles at the time)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

13-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Racecourse Stables SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Racecourse Stables

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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River Enborne, cascade SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

River Enborne, cascade

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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The Moon is Up, Lake in Woolhampton SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

The Moon is Up, Lake in Woolhampton

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Wet woodland Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Wet woodland

Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Approaching the silos Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Approaching the silos

Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Missile silo Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Missile silo

Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Cruise Missile Bunkers, Greenham Common (6 of them, each with up to 16 missiles at the time) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Cruise Missile Bunkers, Greenham Common (6 of them, each with up to 16 missiles at the time)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

13-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Racecourse Stables SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Racecourse Stables

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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River Enborne, cascade SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

River Enborne, cascade

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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The Moon is Up, Lake in Woolhampton SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

The Moon is Up, Lake in Woolhampton

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Wet woodland Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Wet woodland

Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Approaching the silos Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Approaching the silos

Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Missile silo Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Missile silo

Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Along the fence Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Along the fence

Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Big bit of concrete Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Big bit of concrete

Greenham Common Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Teasel Or Zebedee from the Magic Roundabout? Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Teasel

Or Zebedee from the Magic Roundabout? Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Teasels Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Teasels

Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Cow...er..bull Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Cow...er..bull

Greenham Common. Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Ford Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Ford

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Tree Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Tree

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Snowdrops Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Snowdrops

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Snowdrops Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Snowdrops

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Stream Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Stream

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Tree Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Tree

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Pylons Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Pylons

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Snowdrops Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

Snowdrops

Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton

18-Jan-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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St. Mary's, Greenham SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

St. Mary's, Greenham

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common Waymarkers SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common Waymarkers

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common Track, towards Cruise Missile Bunkers SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common Track, towards Cruise Missile Bunkers

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common: Path along triple fence around missile bunker area SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common: Path along triple fence around missile bunker area

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common. Relics of the Cold War? Track Marks SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common. Relics of the Cold War? Track Marks

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Hills south of Greenham Common. Watership Down??? SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Hills south of Greenham Common. Watership Down???

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common: Control Tower (Grade II listed) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common: Control Tower (Grade II listed)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common: Ex-Runway SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common: Ex-Runway

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common. Ex-Runway SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common. Ex-Runway

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common. Remnants of Runway SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common. Remnants of Runway

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common. Ex-Runway crossing Taxiway from Ex-US Air Force Compound SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common. Ex-Runway crossing Taxiway from Ex-US Air Force Compound

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common. Ex-Runway SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common. Ex-Runway

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common. London Newbury Airport? Ryanair, are you watching? SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common. London Newbury Airport? Ryanair, are you watching?

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common. The High Concrete Post mentioned in the text SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common. The High Concrete Post mentioned in the text

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common, easterly end SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common, easterly end

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common, easterly end SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common, easterly end

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common: Clump of Birches SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common: Clump of Birches

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common: US Hydrant (foam for emergency landings, or water for fires?) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common: US Hydrant (foam for emergency landings, or water for fires?)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Greenham Common: US Hydrant (detail) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Greenham Common: US Hydrant (detail)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Cloudscape SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Cloudscape

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Furried Tree SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Furried Tree

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Fording the River Enborne (No Flytipping) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Fording the River Enborne (No Flytipping)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Ford of the River Enborne SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Ford of the River Enborne

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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River Enborne, gravel bed SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

River Enborne, gravel bed

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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River Enborne, Cascade SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

River Enborne, Cascade

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Old Mill across River Enborne SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Old Mill across River Enborne

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Fake Deer in Garden across River Enborne SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Fake Deer in Garden across River Enborne

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Tree across Field SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Tree across Field

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Farm with Luxury Pigsties (?) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Farm with Luxury Pigsties (?)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Clear Water: River Enborne SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Clear Water: River Enborne

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Cloudscape SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Cloudscape

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Modernised Farm House SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Modernised Farm House

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Modernised Farm House (other side) SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Modernised Farm House (other side)

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Horse and Shed SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Horse and Shed

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Message in a Bottle? SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Message in a Bottle?

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Sun Setting over Brimpton SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Sun Setting over Brimpton

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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St. Peter, Brimpton SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

St. Peter, Brimpton

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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The Moon is Up, Lake in Woolhampton SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

The Moon is Up, Lake in Woolhampton

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Lake in Woolhampton SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Lake in Woolhampton

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

11-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Sun Setting behind Trees SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Sun Setting behind Trees

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

13-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Some Church off-route SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

Some Church off-route

SWC Walk 34 Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton (Midgham Station)

13-Jan-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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