Henley, Stonor, Turville & Thames - Extra Long Hilly Country Hike

Walk length 20miles/32km approx. Circular.

A spectacular and long circular hike from Henley to Stonor and Turville with far reaching views across open countryside and the Thames.
This hike has a great deal of features..

Stonor Park includes an historic country house and private deer park situated about four miles (6.4 km) north of Henley-on-Thames.

At Turville there will be an opportunity to climb to the top of windmill hill for great views of the surrounding countryside close to the Cobstone windmill. The Cobstone windmill was built around 1816 and featured in the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

The final section of the walk follows the Thames path from Mill End back to Henley.

PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS A VERY LONG HILLY HIKE SO PLEASE ONLY RSVP IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND CAN KEEP A REASONABLE PACE. BE AWARE IF THE WEATHER IS BAD THE HIKE MAY BE SHORTENED.

Cost

Cost: £7 cash or paypal (colin45@hotmail.co.uk) payable on the day guided walk & meetup costs. You can do paypal or bank transfer if you prefer, please message the organizer.

Train £16 approx. return with a network railcard or groupsave discount.

Lunch and Finish

Please bring a packed lunch and water for the walk. The walk should finish before 5.30pm and includes a pack lunch stop and pub stop at the end, however the time may be earlier or later than this depending on the weather and pace (this is a complete day hike, you are advised not to arrange anything for the evening).

Meeting points please read..

Meet outside Henley train station for the walk to start at 9.57am (after the train from London arrives).

By train from London: The London Paddington train at 8.45am gets to Henley-on-Thames for 9.57am with a short change at Twyford. I would encourage you to seek out other members who can go as part of a group save on the train and meet from 8.15am to give you time to get tickets.

I would suggest you meet outside the WHSmith shop at Paddington (see photo below). See National Rail Enquiries (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/)

Train times may be amended before the event.

Car: The station car park at Henley charges but there are a number of off road streets that should be free on a Sunday, please leave enough time to park and check for restrictions.

Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681.

The organizer will not be taking the train but will meet you at Henley.

Walking Safety

Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking boots, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Chiltern-Explorers/pages/Terms_and_Conditions/)

COULD EVERYONE PLEASE AVOID COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE EVENT AS THIS GENERATES SPAM, JUST CHANGE YOUR RSVP IF YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME. MANY THANKS.