Radnage & Turville Windmill – Long Hilly Country Hike

Walk length 18miles/29km approx. Circular.

A very scenic and long circular hike from Saunderton to Turville Windmill with far reaching views across open countryside and woodland.

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."

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

Walk Cost: £7 cash on the day organizer fee (the host is a qualified London guide). For paypal it is 'colin45@hotmail.co.uk' Please send as friends and family to avoid charges. For bank transfer message organizer.

Train £27.20 return but may be reduced by a third with a network railcard or groupsave discount to about £19.

Lunch and Finish

Please bring a packed lunch and water for the walk. The walk should finish about 5.00pm and includes a pack lunch stop and optional 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 Saunderton train station for the walk to start at 10.00am promptly (after the train from London arrives). The time is early to allow for the distance. Please be prompt as we need as much time as possible for this hike. Saunderton station has no facilities.

By train from London: The London Marylebone train at 8.53am gets to Saunderton for 9.52am. I would encourage you to seek out other members who can go as part of a group save on the train and meet from 8.20am to give you time to get tickets.

The organizer will not be taking the train but will meet you at Saunderton Rail Station.

I would suggest you meet outside the WHSmith shop outside London Marylebone to give you time to get a group save and buy tickets as you may have to queue (see photo below). See National Rail Enquiries (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/)

Car: The station car park at Saunderton should be free, please leave enough time to park and check for restrictions.

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

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 shoes, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/London-Explorers/pages/3170152/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.