The Fox circular, Peasemore

Start : The Fox, Peasemore (RG20 7JN) Grid ref. SU 455774

(S/E) Go up the lane (West View) by the side of the pub.

(1) At the end of the copse in about 600yds, take the footpath left that leads down through fields, kinking to the left at the bottom of the hill, and on to the Newbury-Wantage road (B4494).

(2) Turn right then immediately left up a track to Brightwalton Holt, following the track as it bends round to the left and then for 1000yds forward South to Leckhampstead.

(3) As you reach the road in Leckhampstead, turn left then bearing right where the track divides. Pass the curious war memorial and the now-closed Stag inn.

(4) Then after 380m or so, opposite a turning to the right, take a footpath on the left that passes an old chapel, then veers left (East) between wire fences to a gate, and drops through fields to the road.

(5) Cross this and take the field path straight on up the hill. This meets a track that shortly comes out on the lane from Newbury.

(6) Turn left for about 1200yds to reach the pub.(S/E)

Start : The Fox, Peasemore (RG20 7JN) Grid ref. SU 455774

Driving to start : About ten miles from Newbury via the B4494 Wantage road. Four miles after passing under the M4 turn right for Peasemore, and you come to the pub in 2 miles more.

Refreshments : Under new management since March 2013, the Fox has shaken-off the Hounds following it. It remains a lively pub next to the village cricket ground, serving real beers. Good light lunch and fuller menus are offered, but not on Mondays or Tuesdays.

Find more walks at Newbury Pub Walks here.