Romans and Tridents: A trek from Mortimer to Midgham, 10.6 miles, moderate

Today’s walk is an adaptation of an earlier walk that Michael led back in June 2024.

Today’s walk will take us from Mortimer to Midgham station via the Roman site at Silchester and the AWE site in Tadley. Starting at Mortimer station, we’ll walk through Stratfield Mortimer towards Mortimer St. Mary’s church before heading southwards towards Park Lane, where we turn right to head towards the Roman Silchester site. Here, we’ll walk around it in a clockwise direction before heading towards Silchester village, where we’ll stop off on the green for lunch. After this, we’ll walk through Silchester Common before walking through Pamber Heath and Tadley Common before reaching Tadley village. After passing through, we’ll pass the west gate of AWE before heading towards Paices Wood and Brimpton Airfield before following the footpath towards our finishing point at Midgham station.

At our lunch stop, we’ll have the option to have a pint afterwards at The Calleva Arms for those to want to have a pint there. We’ll also have the option to a pint at the end of the walk at The Rowbarge, which is only a short distance from the station.

Ascent: 73m.

Please see our website for more information about the group.

TRAINS:

The recommended train to get is the 10:07 GWR service that arrives in Mortimer at 10:20.

DRIVING:

Mortimer has a small car park, where parking fees apply, and as this is a linear walk, you'll need to make your way back to the starting point. Alternatively, you can park at the end of the walk and take the train to the starting point.

Please contact the leader directly if you are delayed on the day or can't find the group (find contact details on our website). We are unlikely to respond to Meetup comments or messages sent on the day in enough time to be helpful.