A Sunday morning canal stroll from Kintbury to Newbury, 7 miles, leisurely

This gentle stroll will take us along the Kennet & Avon Canal from Kintbury to Newbury with a diversion through Hamstead Park. Starting at Kintbury station, we'll immediately join the canal to head eastwards away from Kintbury for around 2.5 miles. This'll take us to Hamstead Lock, where we'll turn right to walk through Hamstead Park, which is a 13th-century mansion and former deer park. From here, we'll have a brief walk along the Enborne Road before walking past Enborne Copse back to the canal to head into Newbury. Once in Newbury, we'll walk past West Mills before having an end of walk lunch stop at Newbury Lock, with the option to have a pint at The Lock, Stock & Barrel afterwards.

Ascent: 37m.

Please see our website for more information about the group.

TRAINS:

The recommended train to get from Reading is the 09:43 GWR service, which arrives in Kintbury at 10:18. For those who live in the Newbury area, this same trains departs from Newbury station at 10:12.

DRIVING:

Whilst Kintbury station does have a small car park, there's a limited service towards Kintbury on a Sunday, so it's recommended that you park at Newbury station and get the train above. Parking fees apply at both car parks.

DOGS:

Dogs are welcome on this walk as long as they're kept under control.

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.