Best walks to or from Pangbourne
Berkshire · South East England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Pangbourne Station.
Pangbourne Station to Goring & Streatley Station
Easy: 8km, gentle ascents. 2h30–4h.
Beginner-friendly: Just keep the River Thames on your left and follow it up to Goring.
Lunch: A walk so short that you don’t need lunch — just eat at one of the many options in Goring & Streatley.
End-of-walk rewards: the Swan at Streatley and the Coppa Club, Pierreponts, the Miller of Mansfield, or the Catherine Wheel.
Buying train tickets: Buy a return ticket to Goring & Streatley (it’s fine to disembark at Pangbourne, because Pangbourne is en route to Goring & Streatley) (that’s assuming you’re coming from the east or south (aka London/Reading) — if you’re coming from the north or west you need to buy return ticket to Pangbourne instead).
Pangbourne Station Circular via Cold Harbour
Easy: 10km, moderate ascents. 3h–5h.
River Thames valley, wooded hillsides, chalk nature reserve, open fields, quiet lanes, and pretty villages. Can be muddy.
Lunch: Nowhere to eat en route — pack lunch!
End-of-walk rewards: the Greyhound, the Ferry Boat, or the Swan.
Goring & Streatley Station to Pangbourne Station
Tough: steep ascents. 12km. 3h30–6h.
A rambler favourite! Woods, hilly, river, and quaint village. Relatively busy.
Lunch stops in Streatley (2h–3h in): Pierreponts, or the Swan at Streatley and the Coppa Club. Other lunch stop: the Bull (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Miller of Mansfield, or the Catherine Wheel.
Henley-on-Thames Station to Pangbourne Station
19km. 5h30.
A rambler favourite! Thames riverside, ancient streets, broad valleys, beech woods, fields, small villages, alpaca farm, and toll bridge. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pangbourne Station to Tilehurst Station
21km.
Part-wooded ridges, river meadows, Thames Path, wooded hills, and Thames-side villages.
A longer variant of Pangbourne via Goring Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.