The Calleva Arms, Silchester

This circular walk brings you to visit Silchester area via Pamber Forest.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 21 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 79 m

Description de la randonnée

Start: The Calleva Arms, Silchester (RG7 2PH) Grid ref. SU 627 621

(S/E) Leave the pub and fork left along the road.

(1) Take a track on the right after some 300 yds (there is a handsome litter bin in front of it). Go through a wooden gate, and follow the broad path (the Brenda Parker Way) downhill for just over half a mile to a crossing track.

(2) Go left for another half mile passing a treatment plant to meet a hard gravel track.

(3) Turn right along this for about 400 yds.

(4) Turn right onto the main North-South track through Pamber Forest. After 250 yds by a seat, you come to a crossing path (the Brenda Parker Way again).

(5) Turn right and follow for it about 500 yds to a spot you passed before.

(2) Now take the footpath half left over some tree roots into Lords Wood. Follow slightly uphill until you reach the corner of a housing development, where keep on the right side of the fence for about 250yds to a gate into the housing.

(6) Take the gravel path from this to the right, which passes through a gate and crosses drives to private houses and after about 1000yds emerges onto the road.

(7) Turn right to walk down to the pub. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 100 m - The Calleva Arms, Silchester
  2. 1 : km 0.24 - alt. 101 m - Track right
  3. 2 : km 1.08 - alt. 84 m - Crossing track - Left
  4. 3 : km 1.77 - alt. 82 m - Junction - Hard gravel track
  5. 4 : km 2.37 - alt. 84 m - Junction
  6. 5 : km 2.67 - alt. 90 m - Crossing path (the Brenda Parker Way)
  7. 6 : km 4.18 - alt. 100 m - Gravel path
  8. 7 : km 4.77 - alt. 105 m - Road
  9. S/E : km 5.35 - alt. 100 m - The Calleva Arms, Silchester

Practical information

Start: The Calleva Arms, Silchester (RG7 2PH) Grid ref. SU 627 621

Driving to start: About 13 miles from Newbury. Go past AWE Aldermaston, then right at the roundabout into Soke Road. Follow this to Silchester, and the Calleva Arms.

Refreshments: The Calleva Arms a largish pub, part of the Fuller's group, with a good selection of draught beers - Fullers and Gales Ales. The food is quite impressive.

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