Marlow, Turville Windmill & the Hambleden Valley – Long Hilly Hike
Details
Walk length 18miles/29km approx. Circular.
A spectacular ong circular walk from Marlow to Turville past a number of historic chiltern villages such as Hambleden and Fingest.
At Turville there is the site of the Cobstone Windmill. The Cobstone windmill was built around 1816 and featured in the film
"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
St. Bartholomew Church in the village of Fingest was built in the 12th century and has some unusual and rare twin gables.
The walk starts from Marlow which holds a prime position on the Thames and is both historic and very scenic.
Marlow Common has the remains of some of the best preserved World War One training trenches in the UK. Constructed in 1915 for soldiers at the nearby Bovington Green Camp in preparation for the front line. There is a plaque with information on the trench layout.
There will be a lunch stop point at one of the villages along route.
PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS A VERY LONG HILLY HIKE SO PLEASE ONLY RSVP IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS. BE AWARE IF THE WEATHER IS BAD THE HIKE MAY BE SHORTENED.
Lunch and Finish
Please bring a packed lunch and water for the walk. The walk should finish at 6pm and includes a pack lunch stop and pub stop at the end (the pub is a 2min walk from the railway station), 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 Marlow train station for the walk to start at 10.30am (after the train from London arrives).
By car: Free street car parking next to Marlow station. Please leave enough time to park and check for any relevant parking restrictions.
By train from London: The London Paddington train at 9.38am gets to Marlow for 10.26am with a very short change at Maidenhead (times correct at time of publishing/please check before travel). I would encourage you to seek out other members who can go as part of a group save on the train and meet from 9.00am to give you time to get tickets.
I would suggest you meet outside the WHSmith shop at Paddington 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/)
Cost: £5 cash payable on the day (guided walk & meetup costs. You can do paypal colin45@hotmail.co.uk, please send as friends and family to avoid charges, for bank transfer please message the organizer.
The organizer will not be taking the train but will meet you at Marlow.
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.