The Bell, Aldworth

This walk brings you to visit Aldworth surroundings via Starveall.

Technical sheet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.65 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 38 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 36 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 185 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 148 m

Description of the walk

Start: The Bell, Aldworth (RG8 9SE) Grid ref. SU 556 796

(S/E) Go South-West down the lane in front of The Bell, pass the church on your right.

(1) Opposite the grass triangle where it meets the B4009 take the hedged-in bridleway right for about 400 yds until you meet a road.

(2) Turn right, and soon right again on a field path with posh new gates back towards the church.

(3) On reaching a track by farm buildings, turn left and follow it till it reaches the road from Aldworth towards the Downs.

(4) Turn left and walk along the road North-West for 1Km or so.

(5) At Starveall, turn right along a field path for 400yds, and right again when meeting a track towards Aldworth.

(6) When this kinks right, go through the farm gate on the left, and follow the field path round Bower Farm. Go through another farm gate onto a track and turn right for some 500yds.

(7) Then turn right onto a field path that takes you back to the garden of the Bell.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 165 m - The Bell, Aldworth
  2. 1 : km 0.43 - alt. 149 m - Grass triangle
  3. 2 : km 1.07 - alt. 168 m - Road
  4. 3 : km 1.77 - alt. 152 m - Track by farm buildings
  5. 4 : km 2.73 - alt. 183 m - Road
  6. 5 : km 3.72 - alt. 173 m - Starveall
  7. 6 : km 4.74 - alt. 175 m - Track towards Aldworth
  8. 7 : km 5.97 - alt. 167 m - Junction
  9. S/E : km 6.65 - alt. 165 m - The Bell, Aldworth

Practical information

Start: The Bell, Aldworth (RG8 9SE) Grid ref. SU 556 796

Driving to start: About 10 miles from Newbury up the B4009 towards Streatley.

Refreshments: The Bell is probably the finest old-style pub in the district. It serves proper draught beer, including West Berks and Arkells and quite often has mild. Excellent filled-rolls at a very reasonable price. Justifiably, it collects CAMRA awards year by year as the best real ale pub in Berkshire.

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