Walk from Furze Platt
Berkshire · South East England
MapSet out on a beautiful walk directly from Furze Platt Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Furze Platt by train.
Furze Platt to Cookham
One of the most scenic stretches of the Thames Path — Boulter's Lock, Ray Mill Island, the wooded slopes of Cliveden and Battlemead wetlands.
The River Thames: England's best-known river, whose towpath (the Thames Path National Trail) carries long stretches of nearly every walk in this set.
Ray Mill Island: a landscaped Thames island by Boulter's Lock with gardens and a boathouse cafe.
Cliveden: a National Trust estate of wooded slopes and gardens rising above the Thames, famous as the setting of the Profumo affair.
Stanley Spencer Gallery: a gallery in Cookham village devoted to the artist Stanley Spencer, who lived and painted here.
Time: 2h–4h
Lunch: Boathouse cafe on Ray Mill Island; the White Oak and Old Swan Uppers pubs in Cookham.
Walk details: Round Reading Walk.