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Event Details

Date: Sunday 27th July 2008
Start Time: 2.15 pm
Location: The Baskerville Arms, Station Road, Lower Shiplake, Oxfordshire RG9 3NY
Organisers: Robert and Sue Whale
Walk Distance: 4 miles (6.4 km)

Address & Directions

The Baskerville Arms, Station Road, Lower Shiplake, Oxfordshire RG9 3NY

From M25/M4, exit at jct 8/9 then follow A404 (M) and signs to Henley-on-Thames. Over Henley bridge then left along riverside. Bear right as road leaves river then left onto the Reading Road. Follow road for approx 1.5 miles passing through mini roundabout at Tesco. At war memorial on bend take slip road turning left into Station Road. The Baskerville is at the bottom of Station Road on the right before the level crossing.

They have their own website at http://www.thebaskerville.com If you select the "Find us" option from the Home page there is good description of how to get there by car coming from the North, London and the East, or the West.

Nat Grid Ref:   SU 776 798

Public Transport

For those coming by train there is an hourly service on the Henley branch line from Twyford.
For example 1044 from Paddington, changing at Twyford (arr 1131, dep 1138) will get you to Shiplake station at 1145.
Similarly 1144 from Paddington gets you there at 1245, etc.
The pub is just a few yards from Shiplake station.
For the return journey, trains leave Shiplake at 7 mins past the hour... eg 1807 changing at Twyford will get you back to Paddington at 1912. Similarly 1907 gets you back at 2012. Last train is at 2207!
See train times online at http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk

Map

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Walk & Location Information

The walk is 4 miles, taking in local lanes, the Thames path up to Marsh Lock and then to Harpsden wood just outside Henley-on-Thames. A few stiles and kissing gates, terrain is mainly flat but there is some uphill walking in the middle/latter stages of the walk.

This is a smart pub with nice garden and good food... they won County Dining Pub of the Year in 2007. They also do barbecues on summer Sundays. At least three real ales, eg, Loddon Hoppit, London Pride, Timothy Taylor Landlord.
They have a small car park, parking is also possible in road adjacent to pub garden.
 

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