What we’re about
The Berkshire Walkers are a walking and social group aimed at people in their 20s and 30s and is part of The Ramblers.
We are based in Berkshire, mainly around Reading, Newbury and Slough, and provide walks at a variety of lengths on weekends and summer evenings. We also have regular socials such as pub meets, meals out, ten-pin bowling and trips to museums and places of interest. All are welcome to join the Berkshire Walkers for a walk, whether you are already a keen walker, or just starting down the path.
Your first three walks are FREE for new members. We are part of the Ramblers and we are always keen to meet new members. You can join here.
Annual membership is exceptionally reasonable (just over £3pm on Direct Debit). Membership also gives you access to our social events that aren't advertised on Meetup and socials happen at least two-three times a month. With membership, you can also join any of the other 500 Ramblers groups, including other Berkshire groups and those nearby in Surrey, Sussex, Oxfordshire, and Hampshire.
Joining The Ramblers in general brings all the benefits of being part of the UK's largest walking organisation, with discounts available in many walking shops (e.g. 15% at Cotswold Outdoor). You will also receive a magazine 4 times a year, about walking in the UK and things that affect your rights to walk through our amazing and varied countryside. Your membership fees also contribute to The Ramblers' efforts to promote walking as a healthy pastime, to campaign for access and to fight for maintained access to our rights of way. What's not to like?
Not all our members are on Meetup, so there will be more people on walks than are shown on Meetup. For a general idea, we typically get 10–20 people on our walks. Please note that our social events are not usually listed on Meetup: our socials are for our walkers only (including those new to the group with an interest in joining), and can be found on our website.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Committee Meeting - May 2025Needs location
The Berkshire Walkers are run by a dedicated committee team which meets once a month. The committee is voted in each year at the AGM in October. Members of the committee hold their positions for one year.
The May committee meeting will be held on the evening of Thursday 22nd May from 19:00 to 21:00 (UTC+1, London). The meeting will be a virtual one, via Google Meet.
All our members are welcome to attend committee meetings, though only committee members will be able to vote on meeting matters. Please contact our secretary Ed (ed@berkshirewalkers.co.uk) if you’d like to attend.
The meeting link and agenda will be circulated to attendees nearer the time. - Three Castles Path Part 5 - Tunworth to Totford, 14.5 miles, strenuousTotworth Lodge, Tortworth
The Three Castles Path is a 60 mile trek from Windsor Castle to Winchester Great Hall. The Path is based on the 13th Century journeys of King John around the time of the Magna Cartna. It is so named as it passes the castles of Windsor, Odiham, and Winchester. Sadly, only Windsor Castle remains intact to the present day, with Odiham Castle currently a ruin and Winchester Castle destroyed completely with the Great Hall marking its location. We take a 6 part journey retracing history - our journey will pass the towns of New Alresford, Hartley Wintney, Ascot, Sandhurst and Bracknell as well as numerous villages.
We start the penultimate part of our Three Castles journey from Tunworth Lodge where we will make our way through a few villages including Winslade, Ellisfield and Bradley. We will have our lunch stop at one of these before stopping at the Yew Tree in Wield for a drink.
After refreshment, we will then pass through Upper Wield and Wield Wood making our way to Totford where we end Part 5.
Please see our website for more information about the group.
Unfortunately there is no direct public transport to the start or end of the walk. There are two options for getting to the start. Option 1 is to get the 9:10 train from Reading arriving at Basingstoke at 9:37 and then catching a taxi from there to the start point at Tunworth. Option 2 is to park at the end point in Totford and pre-book a taxi to the start point. If doing option 1, you’ll need to book a taxi from Totford where the closest stations are Micheldever and Winchester, both of which go to Basingstoke.
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.
- Three Castles Path Part 6 - Totford to Winchester, 12.5 miles, strenuousWoolpack Inn, SO24 9TJ
The Three Castles Path is a 60 mile trek from Windsor Castle to Winchester Great Hall. The Path is based on the 13th Century journeys of King John around the time of the Magna Carta. It is so named as it passes the castles of Windsor, Odiham, and Winchester. Sadly, only Windsor Castle remains intact to the present day, with Odiham Castle currently a ruin and Winchester Castle destroyed completely with the Great Hall marking its location. We take a 6 part journey retracing history - our journey will pass the towns of New Alresford, Hartley Wintney, Ascot, Sandhurst and Bracknell as well as numerous villages.
We start the final part of our Three Castles journey from the Woolpack Inn in Totford where we will make our way through Abbotstone and towards Itchen Abbas where we will have a pub stop at the Plough.
We will then make our way through Martyr Worthy past Easton and joining up with the Itchen Way for the last stretch into Winchester where we will conclude our Three Castles journey at the third of our Three Castles, Winchester Great Hall.
Please see our website for more information about the group.
There is no direct public transport to the start of the walk. There are two options for getting to the start. Option 1 is to get the 9:12 train from Reading to Winchester (changing at Basingstoke) arriving at 10:07. You will then have to catch a taxi to Totford (you can stop at Micheldever which would take shorter time but you would have to pre-arrange your own taxi). Option 2 is to park at Winchester and catch a taxi to Totford.
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.
