The Bell circular, Boxford

This circular walk brings you to explore Boxford countryside along the River Lambourn.

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n°38959686

Creation:
22 Aug 2023

Last update:
29 Apr 2026

Last review:
28 Apr 2026

Activity: Walking
Distance: 3.76 mi
Average duration: 1h 45
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 56 ft
Descent: - 72 ft
Highest point: 377 ft
Lowest point: 292 ft

Country: United Kingdom
City: Boxford
Start/End: N 51.439242° / W 1.390954°
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Description of the walk

Start : The Bell circular, Boxford (RG20 8DD) Grid ref. SU 424713

(S/E) Leave the pub towards Newbury, turn left and follow the road over the River Lambourn.

(1) Bear to the right by the church. Follow the road for a further 600yds, first uphill, then down.

(2) Then take a farm track on the right. Follow this for a mile until you come to a right turn into a wood by Copse Barn.

(3) Take this emerging from the wood and joining a track in about 300yds.

(4) Turn right here onto the Lambourn Valley Way, which follows that river back to Boxford. Turn left over the bridge in Boxford to return to the pub. (S/E)

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 322 ft - The Bell circular, Boxford
1 : mi 0.43 - alt. 312 ft - Church
2 : mi 0.79 - alt. 348 ft - Farm track right
3 : mi 1.87 - alt. 315 ft - Wood by Copse Barn
4 : mi 2.11 - alt. 325 ft - Lambourn Valley Way
S/E : mi 3.76 - alt. 322 ft - The Bell circular, Boxford

Notes

Start : The Bell circular, Boxford (RG20 8DD) Grid ref. SU 424713

Driving to start: About five miles from Newbury on the Lambourn valley road. Go North from the Waitrose roundabout, and turn left at the mini roundabout then keep straight on until you arrive.

Parking: The pub is now closed, (Jun 2022) but if you can park here or nearby.

Refreshments : The nearest place for lunch is the Five Bells at Wickham, a couple of miles away.

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Reviews and comments

3.7 / 5

Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
4 / 5

Ease of following the route
4 / 5

Route interest
3 / 5

User 25604930

28 Apr 2026 at 14:37 7200

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The Bell is now rebuilt, reopened, and named The Boxford, serving amazing pasta and pizza. There is some parking on the road nearby if you’re not dining. The first km is entirely along the road with no pavement, but the road was fairly quiet on a Saturday lunchtime. The farm track at point 2 is a long straight unpaved road, with little of interest apart from bird and butterfly spotting. After point 4 we thought we’d go slightly off route to follow the river. This was a nice diversion but in fact led to a busy road, so we went back to the actual route which follows the edge of fields growing vines. The route finishes back along the road you started on, through the pretty village of Boxford.

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Newbury Pub Walks
61 Walks

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Fifty odd pub walks of between three and five miles, centred on Newbury, together with a guide to walking the Kennet and Avon Canal. All routes suggested are either public rights of way, or permitted paths, but you can truncate or extend them by reference to the maps.

Website:http://newburypubwalks.org.uk/index.htm

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