The Six Bells - Route 2

Description

(D/A) With your back to the pub turn left and walk along The Green towards the War Memorial then turn right at the main road and walk past St Lawrence Church then cross over the main road with care and walk along a small side road (Henfield View) opposite. After about 50m leave the road and follow the footpath indicated by a finger post and follow the footpath across the field with a fine view towards Wittenham Clumps.

(1) When the path meets another path turn right and walk along the path until you reach a wooded area, at this point through a small gap you should notice a large man made pond, turn right here and follow the path under a power line. When you reach another path turn left along this path and at the next intersection turn right and follow the path (Pain Way) until you reach a concrete access road marked by a waymark post as a bridle path.

(2) Follow the access road until you reach a main road, carefully cross the main road and then turn left and walk along the verge for about 50m. Turn right on to a bridle path marked by a finger post and follow it for about 1.3km, then on the left look out for a small gap in the hedge concealing a footbridge, cross the footbridge into a large field. Continue following a path diagonally across the field past a tree in the middle of the field cross over a track and continue on following a path bearing slightly left across the field until the hedge line.

(3) Turn sharp right and follow the hedge line to the southern corner of the field then continue to follow the path into the next field still following the hedge line. After about 250m turn left through the gap in the hedge and cross over a footbridge then bear right towards another gap in another hedge line. Go through the gap and cross another footbridge then aim for the left hand corner of the field and go through a metal gate by a greenhouse in the back garden of a house.

(4) Then follow a track round to right past some houses until you reach a public road with The Chequers pub opposite. (You might consider this a time to take a break as you now 2/3 the way round the walk). Turn right (turn left if you are exiting the pub car park) and walk along the road for 150m until you reach a fork in the road.

(5) At this point turn right and walk along a tarmac access road to Lower Berrick Farm, after 40m bear right and cross a footbridge and go through a kissing gate to enter a small field. Cross the field diagonally and exit via another kissing gate. Follow the path through a small copse and exit via a kissing gate then bear left and walk along the edge of a field and then go through a kissing gate into another field.

(6) Follow the path along the edge of the field and when it turns sharp left in the corner of the field then continue to follow the path in same general direction for about 1.6km until you reach the outskirts of Warborough. Follow what is now a small lane (Green Lane North) past the cricket ground.

(7) Turn left into Green Lane South and follow the lane past the cricket pavilion and between some cottages. You will then emerge by a green with the Six Bells pub opposite.(D/A)