Wednesday 8th July
| Description | Information |
| Day & Date of Walk | Wednesday 8th July 2026 |
| Location of walk | Middleton and Longparish |
| Distance of Walk | 5.5 miles |
| 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 meet at 10.15am at The Plough Inn, Middleton car park. |
| Leaders | Chris and Rob Ward |
| Leaders’s Contact Details | 07793 555964 / caward08@gmail.com |
| Walk description / difficulty | Mainly flat, walking across farmland tracks and through woods, taking in views of the River Test. |
| Terrain | Mainly paths and tracks and some lanes. |
| Number of Stiles | 0 |
| Distance to start | 13 miles (Approximately 30 minutes). |
| Where we are parking | The Plough Inn is in Middleton and has a good-sized car park. |
| Sat Nav Reference | SP11 6PB |
| Directions to start of walk | You can either drive via Whitchurch and Hurstbourne Priors (13 miles) or via the A303 and exit for Longparish B3048 (17 miles). Both routes take approx. 30 mins. We will be walking from the pub car park. |
| Where we can eat/drink (If applicable) | We’ll finish with lunch at the Plough Inn, Middleton. Menu is available online, they also have daily specials that include some sandwiches. Out of courtesy to the pub, please can you let me know if you plan to eat lunch there and I’ll let them know numbers. |
| Other notes | As long as we don’t have heavy rain before the event, all paths should be dry. |
| Please note: Walkers are responsible for their own safety when walking. Slips, falls and other mishaps are bound to happen occasionally. Neither the Oakley Ramblers Club nor individual walk leaders can accept responsibility for accidents that may occur on walks. | |
| Please inform the walk leader if you suffer from a condition that may require intervention, eg. Angina or Diabetes etc. | |