The Rising Sun circular, Stockcross

Start : The Rising Sun circular, Stockcross (RG20 8LG) Grid ref. SU SU 433688

(S/E) Leave the pub by the back gate, pass the school on your right, and take a field gate on the left.

(1) At the other end of the field turn left on a track, ignore a turning to the right and follow the track that after 400 yards or so turns right downhill to the lower Lambourn road.

(2) Cross this and follow the path that crosses the several branches of the River Lambourn.

(3) When you reach a crossing track, turn right and follow it for about a mile to Bagnor Manor.

(4) Make an acute turn to the right over a stile, and follow the footpath through a field until it rejoins the river, and crosses it.

(5) Go up the lane to the lower Lambourn road.

(6) Cross it to go up Snake Lane. After about 500 yards uphill.

(7) Take the footpath on the right and follow it uphill to its end.

(8) Then go forward on the metalled road to reach the pub. (S/E)

Start : The Rising Sun circular, Stockcross (RG20 8LG) Grid ref. SU 433688

Driving to start : About four miles from Newbury on the upper Lambourn road B 4000. Take the A4 and after crossing the bypass, take the second turn off the roundabout.

Parking : The Rising Sun is now closed, but if you can park nearby, you can go on to the nearby Red House at Marsh Benham, or the Hare and Hounds at Speen, or the Halfway Inn on the A4.

Find more walks at Newbury Pub Walks here.