Mid Summer Walk & Meal

Posted on June 9, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Hello walkers

Just a quick reminder re our midsummer walk on Thursday 18 June, stopping for a meal at The Holly Blue.

I need to take the meal order to Holly Blue by this Saturday.

If you would like join us, but have not yet sent your meal choice, please check Holly Blue website main menu or June specials menu and let me have your choices by Thursday, if possible.

If you are hoping to join us but can’t yet commit, please let me know asap, as I can pre-warn Holly Blue that there may be an extra meals or two required.

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Thursday 18 June 2026 – our mid summer walk & meal
Location of walk	Circular from Oakley via Holly Blue – stop for meal
Distance of Walk	3.7 miles to Holly Blue, then 3.7 miles return. Total 6.4 miles.
Start Time & Place Finish time	Meet in Oakley school lay-by at 16.55 to leave promptly at 17.05 Aiming to complete walk by approx 22.00 dependent on pace of walkers.
Leaders	Pat Dominey
Leaders’s Contact Details	07870 894739 or pat.dominey152@icloud.com
Walk description / difficulty	Relatively easy walk at a steady, but not brisk, pace. Some gentle up/down hill . Would recommend walking boots / shoes
Terrain	Mostly field / wooded footpaths. Many tree roots in one section
Number of Stiles	none
Where we are parking	Oakley School lay-by
Where we will stop to eat	We will stop for meal at 7pm in the Holly Blue, Beggarwood. Meals to be preordered see menu on this link https://www.thehollyblue.co.uk/menus or go to Holly Blue website. Order to be shared with Pat Dominey pat.dominey152@icloud.com by Monday 8 June please
Other notes	If you would like to join us for the meal, but not walk, please contact Pat re meal choice as above.

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Mid Summer Walk and Meal

Posted on June 9, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Hello walkers

Just a quick reminder re our midsummer walk on Thursday 18 June, stopping for a meal at The Holly Blue.

I need to take the meal order to Holly Blue by this Saturday.

If you would like join us, but have not yet sent your meal choice, please check Holly Blue website main menu or June specials menu and let me have your choices by Thursday, if possible.

If you are hoping to join us but can’t yet commit, please let me know asap, as I can pre-warn Holly Blue that there may be an extra meals or two required.

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Thursday 18 June 2026 – our mid summer walk & meal
Location of walk	Circular from Oakley via Holly Blue – stop for meal
Distance of Walk	3.7 miles to Holly Blue, then 3.7 miles return. Total 6.4 miles.
Start Time & Place Finish time	Meet in Oakley school lay-by at 16.55 to leave promptly at 17.05 Aiming to complete walk by approx 22.00 dependent on pace of walkers.
Leaders	Pat Dominey
Leaders’s Contact Details	07870 894739 or pat.dominey152@icloud.com
Walk description / difficulty	Relatively easy walk at a steady, but not brisk, pace. Some gentle up/down hill . Would recommend walking boots / shoes
Terrain	Mostly field / wooded footpaths. Many tree roots in one section
Number of Stiles	none
Where we are parking	Oakley School lay-by
Where we will stop to eat	We will stop for meal at 7pm in the Holly Blue, Beggarwood. Meals to be preordered see menu on this link https://www.thehollyblue.co.uk/menus or go to Holly Blue website. Order to be shared with Pat Dominey pat.dominey152@icloud.com by Monday 8 June please
Other notes	If you would like to join us for the meal, but not walk, please contact Pat re meal choice as above.

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Wednesday 10th June

Posted on June 5, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Don’t forget to let the leader know if you are going to attend the walk. As always, please don’t reply to this email, use the contact details shown below.

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Wednesday 10^th June 2026
Location of walk	Alresford and the River Arle
Distance of Walk	6 miles – 3 hours at a leisurely pace.
Start Time & Place (Meet 10 mins before start)	Meet at Oakley school layby at 9.20am to leave at 9.30am. Please inform me if you are going straight to Alresford so we don’t leave without you.
Leaders	Carolyn Currie
Leaders’s Contact Details	07802344602 carolyn_currie2000@yahoo.co.uk
Walk description / difficulty	Walking through Alresford and alongside the River Arle, through woodland on the Wayfarer’s Walk, alongside open fields and some short gentle ascents and descents.
Terrain	Flat paths beside the river, through woodland and beside fields. Short sections on tarmac roads. Some rain forecast beforehand so maybe a little mud in places
Number of Stiles	None
Distance to start	15 miles taking approximately 30 minutes
Where we are parking	Arlebury Park Recreation Centre, The Avenue, Alresford. On right hand side leaving Alresford, just past Perrins School on your left. Car Park fee is £2 for over 4 hours by cash or Ring Go. Suggest car sharing.
Sat Nav Reference	SO24 9EP
Directions to start of walk	Leave Basingstoke via Garlic Lane, Hatch Warren and drive to Alresford. Turn right at T junction in centre of Alresford and car park will be on your right, just past Perrins School.
Where we can eat/drink (If applicable)	Tiffin Tearooms in Alresford. Serving a large selection of sandwiches, soup, baked potatoes, salads and cakes. Please let me know if you wish to eat here and I will reserve places.
Other notes	Light rain is forecast prior to the day. Maybe a little mud in places. Suggest wearing walking boots rather than shoes. Poles not necessary unless you prefer to use them. Toilets are available at the Arlebury Park Recreation Centre.

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Mid Summer Walk & Meal

Posted on May 26, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Our mid summer walk and meal will be on Thursday 18 June this year, see walk template.

Please contact Pat Dominey pat.dominey152@icloud.com to confirm if you plan to walk or if you would like to join us for the meal, but not walk.

Please decide your meal pre order choice and send to Pat Dominey at pat.dominey152@icloud.com by Monday 8 June please.

Link for menu is https://www.thehollyblue.co.uk/menus or go direct to Holly Blue website.

Hope you are able to join us.

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Thursday 18 June 2026 – our mid summer walk & meal
Location of walk	Circular from Oakley via Holly Blue – stop for meal
Distance of Walk	3.7 miles to Holly Blue, then 3.7 miles return. Total 6.4 miles.
Start Time & Place Finish time	Meet in Oakley school lay-by at 16.55 to leave promptly at 17.05 Aiming to complete walk by approx 22.00 dependent on pace of walkers.
Leaders	Pat Dominey
Leaders’s Contact Details	07870 894739 or pat.dominey152@icloud.com
Walk description / difficulty	Relatively easy walk at a steady, but not brisk, pace. Some gentle up/down hill . Would recommend walking boots / shoes
Terrain	Mostly field / wooded footpaths. Many tree roots in one section
Number of Stiles	none
Where we are parking	Oakley School lay-by
Where we will stop to eat	We will stop for meal at 7pm in the Holly Blue, Beggarwood. Meals to be preordered see menu on this link https://www.thehollyblue.co.uk/menus or go to Holly Blue website. Order to be shared with Pat Dominey pat.dominey152@icloud.com by Monday 8 June please
Other notes	If you would like to join us for the meal, but not walk, please contact Pat re meal choice as above.

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Tomorrow’s evening walk

Posted on May 20, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Hello Everyone,

Please be advised that I cannot book anymore in for food after the walk tomorrow unless we eat outside.

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Julie

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Walk on Sunday 24th May

Posted on May 15, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Please do not reply to this email. Use the contact details for the leaders below.

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Sunday 24^th May 2026
Location of walk	Popham village and Woodmancott (starting from Dummer Down Farm / Dummer Cricket Centre car park)
Distance of Walk	6 miles (2.5 hours at a leisurely pace)
Start Time & Place (Meet 10 mins before start)	Meet at 9.40am in layby outside of Oakley Junior School to leave at 9.45am or 10.00am at Dummer Down Farm car park.
Leaders	Chris and Rob Ward
Leaders’s Contact Details	07793 555964 / caward08@gmail.com
Walk description / difficulty	Medium difficulty. Mainly walking across farmland tracks and through woods, passing through Popham Village and Woodmancott.
Terrain	Mainly paths and tracks. The start requires 200m on road before turning onto footpaths. Some gradual inclines, overall accent / descent of 180m.
Number of Stiles	0
Distance to start	5 miles (Approximately 12 minutes)
Where we are parking	In the Dummer Down Farm / Dummer Cricket car park, Duxford Lane. (Take A30 towards Winchester, turn left at the Wheatsheaf. ½ mile on your right.)
Sat Nav Reference	RG25 2AR
Directions to start of walk	Walking from the car park
Where we can eat/drink (If applicable)	For those who’d like to, we’ll stop for a light lunch or a drink at the Honesty Café at Dummer Down Farm after the walk.
Other notes	As long as the weather stays fairly dry, paths should be good. There were some muddy patches earlier in the year. Poles might be helpful in places for those who find them useful.

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Evening walk on Thursday 21st May

Posted on May 14, 2026 by wayfarersway1

As usual please do not reply to this email. Contact the leader using the details provided below. Here is the link to the pub’s menu if you want to eat afterwards.

https://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/millhouse

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Thursday 21st May 2026
Location of walk	North Warnborough
Distance of Walk	3.3 miles
Start Time & Place (Meet 10 mins before start)	5.40pm at layby outside of Oakley Junior School to leave at 5.50pm to then leave the pub car park at 6.30pm.
Leaders	Julie Shawley
Leaders’s Contact Details	01256 781221 / 07751 268370 / julie.shawley@yahoo.co.uk
Walk description / difficulty	Easy
Terrain	Flat walk and easy underfoot apart from a section of hardened, well used mud.
Number of Stiles	0
Distance to start	11.6 miles (Approximately 22 minutes)
Where we are parking	In the pub’s car park
Postcode Reference	RG29 1ET
Directions to start of walk	From the car park
Where we can eat/drink (If applicable)	The Mill House, Hook Road, North Warnborough, RG29 1ET.
Other notes	Just a lovely easy walk with a section along the canal. Please let me know in advance if you are staying for dinner afterwards so that I can ensure a large enough table.

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26 Mile Fundraising Trek

Posted on May 5, 2026 by wayfarersway1

An update re Pat’s sponsored 26 mile walk for Alzheimer’s Society, see link below.

An enormous thank you for support and donations.

I walked the route in just over 9 hours & 6 minutes in very variable weather, starting with fog then changing to beautiful sunshine and ending with heavy rain.

I’m delighted to say that donations to my JustGiving page have raised almost £1000!! A fantastic result.

Thank you.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/pat-dominey-walk26?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL&utm_campaign=lc_frp_share_transaction_fundraiser_page_launched

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Wednesday 13th May

Posted on April 30, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Please let me know if you are coming on this walk before hand and whether you want lunch afterwards. Use the contact details shown below. Don’t reply to this email. Thanks Julie.

Walk from Waterwitch, Odiham 13th May 2026 Download

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Sunday 26th April

Posted on April 20, 2026 by wayfarersway1

I reccied this walk with Carolyn at the weekend and it is such a pretty scenic walk and this is the perfect time of year to do it.

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Sunday 26^th April, 2026
Location of walk	Wherwell
Distance of Walk	6.5 miles. Should be completed in 3 hours, walking at an average pace.
Start Time & Place (Meet 10 mins before start)	Meet in Oakley School layby at 9.20am to leave promptly at 9.30am or meet at the start of the walk to leave 10.00am. Please inform Carolyn if travelling directly to Wherwell so we don’t leave without you.
Leaders	Carolyn Currie
Leaders’s Contact Details	Mobile: 07802344602 or Carolyn_currie2000@yahoo.co.uk
Walk description / difficulty	Relatively easy through meadows and woodland. Some gentle up and down paths. 1 steep slope down to bottom of meadow. Great views across the fields. Woods were a wash with bluebells. Saw many different butterflies. No muddy paths and no rain predicted before weekend.
Terrain	Mostly footpaths and byways along side fields and through woodland. Road walking out from and back into Wherwell as well as through the hamlet of Goodworth Clatford.
Number of Stiles	None
Distance to start	16 miles – 26 minutes
Where we are parking	Church Street, Wherwell.
Sat Nav Reference	SP11 7JJ
Directions to start of walk	Take the A303 towards Andover and come off at the sign for Wherwell. Travel along the B3048 into Wherwell. Turn left into Church Street bu the War Memorial. Parking is at the bottom near the church.
Where we can eat/drink (If applicable)	Longstock Park Café, Farm Shop and Garden Centre. Sat Nav: SO20 6EH. Café serves lunch between 12pm-3pm. Farm Shop and Garden Centre are open between 10am and 4pm.
Other notes	If travelling to Longstock Park Café you will pass Longstock Park Water Gardens, Sat Nav: SO20 6EH, on your left. Car Park is opposite entrance. Open from 10am-4pm. Entrance £10, payment by card only. Easy walking on flat paths all around the ponds, islands and woodland valleys. Most of the garden can be seen with an hour and a half. If you don’t wish to join us on the Wherwell walk, visit the Water Gardens and then join the walkers at the Café for tea and cake.

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Posted on April 9, 2026 by wayfarersway1

We need walk leaders for:

21st May

10th June

28th June

Please contact Dave at davethomas04@hotmail.co.uk if you can do any of them.

Thank you.

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Walk on Wednesday 8th April

Posted on March 31, 2026 by wayfarersway1

Description	Information
Day & Date of Walk	Wednesday 8 April 2026
Location of walk	Circular from Yew Tree, Lower Wield
Distance of Walk	6 miles
Start Time & Place (Meet 10 mins before start) Finish time	Meet in Oakley school lay-by at 09.20 to leave promptly at 09.30 or meet at start of walk ready to leave at 10.00 Please let Pat know if travelling direct, so we don’t start walking without you. Aiming to complete walk by approx 12.40 dependent on pace of walkers.
Leader	Pat Dominey
Leader’s Contact Details	07870 894739 or pat.dominey152@icloud.com
Walk description / difficulty	Relatively easy walk at a steady, but not brisk, pace. Some up/down hill Great views at times
Terrain	Mostly footpaths & byways with a few short sections on quiet roads. Some paths may be muddy or with shallow standing water, dependent on weather, but all were easily passable when walked in January Would recommend walking boots due to muddy / wet sections and walking poles could be helpful if concerned about slipping.
Number of Stiles	Five
Distance to start	12 miles – approx 25 minutes from Oakley
Where we are parking	Park in car park adjacent to Yew Tree. Yew Tree Lane, Lower Wield, SO24 9RX
Sat Nav Reference	SO24 9RX
Directions to start of walk	Towards Cliddesden & Farleigh Wallop, via Garlic Lane, Farleigh Rd, Wield Rd, The Drove
Where we can eat/drink (If applicable)	No specific plan to eat /drink after walk but will I head into Yew Tree for a drink +/- a snack afterwards
Other notes	Please advise Pat if planning to walk. Contact will be made if walk needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather.
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