The Other side of the River

A proper walk at last !  This time it's Ramble 4 from the book 'Rambling for Pleasure around Reading - Second series".  I was driven to the start point, followed (nearly) the route given, and then walked an extra couple of miles back home.

The official route

The route I walked - courtesy of Google Maps Timeline

Click on any of the photos for the 'lightbox' view.

Bridge Under Construction

Bridge (2)

Bridge (3)

How I'd crossed

War Memorial 

Up the hill and along the edge of a field

Through a farm

St John the Baptist - Whitchurch Hill

St John the Baptist - Whitchurch Hill

Across a meadow

On top of the hill

Views across to Tilehurst

Down the hill through Bottom Wood

Along Hardwick road

St Mary the Virgin church in Whitchurch - which I'd missed first time past.

Bridge from the Mill 

Looking back

Google Maps Timeline informs me the whole thing, including the walk home, was 7.8 miles in 2 hours 54 minutes.