Thursday 21st May
| Description | Information |
| Day & Date of Walk | Thursday 21st May 2026 |
| Location of walk | North Warnborough |
| Distance of Walk | 3.5 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. |
Sunday 24th May
| Description | Information |
| Day & Date of Walk | Sunday 24th 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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