Walks you can reach from Twyford by train
Berkshire · South East England
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Henley-on-Thames to Marlow (Oxfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Twyford.
Beginner-friendly: Cross the river, make sure it’s on your left, and keep walking all the way to Marlow! You can't go wrong.
Waterway: two thirds along the River Thames.
Time: 3h30–6h30
Lunch: There’s nowhere to eat en route so either pack a lunch or eat in Marlow at the end — there are many cafés, pubs and restaurants there.
4 end-of-walk rewards: the Bull Inn, the Old Brewery, the Prince of Wales, or the Marlow Donkey
Warnings: Very popular and busy. Be warned that the river bank is prone to flooding, making sections of the route impassible — if that happens there will be many other ramblers who you can follow for the alternative route.
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Henley-on-Thames Circular via Hambleden (Oxfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Twyford.
Highly recommended: Thames towpath, open riverside meadows, quaint brick-and-flint hamlet, ancient woodland, wooded hillside terraces, parkland estate and Georgian market town.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 5h–10h
1 lunch spot: the Stag and Huntsman (2h–3h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Bull on Bell Street, or the Old Bell
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Henley-on-Thames to Pangbourne (Oxfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Twyford.
Highly recommended: Thames riverside, ancient streets, broad valleys, beech woods, fields, small villages, alpaca farm and toll bridge.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 5h–10h30
1 lunch spot: the Red Lion (1h30–3h30 in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Greyhound
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pangbourne to Goring & Streatley (Berkshire)
15 minutes direct from Twyford.
Highly recommended: Woods, hilly, river and quaint village.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 3h30–7h
3 lunch spots: Streatley (2h–4h in) — Pierreponts, or the Swan at Streatley and the Coppa Club; plus the Bull (2h–4h in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Miller of Mansfield, or the Catherine Wheel
Warnings: Relatively busy.
Source: Trains2Green.
Shiplake Circular via the River Thames (Oxfordshire)
7 minutes direct from Twyford.
Stile-free bridleway through High Wood and Shiplake Copse (bluebells in spring), Binfield Heath village and the Thames Path past Shiplake Lock.
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.
Time: 2h30–5h
Lunch: The Baskerville pub by the station; a village shop at Binfield Heath roughly midway.
Walk details: Round Reading Walk.
Pangbourne Circular via Goring (Berkshire)
15 minutes direct from Twyford.
Part-wooded ridges, open pastures, wildflower nature reserve, Thames river meadows, beech woods and Thames-side villages.
Time: 4h
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Goring & Streatley Circular via Aldworth (Oxfordshire)
30 minutes direct from Twyford.
Undulating downs, Thames-side views, Ridgeway path, chalk hills and quaint villages.
Time: 5h30
Warnings: Steep descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Maidenhead to Marlow (Berkshire)
6 minutes direct from Twyford.
Thames riverside path, wooded escarpment views, short steep hill and pretty 18th-century town.
Warnings: Riverside can flood.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Reading to Henley-on-Thames (Berkshire)
7 minutes direct from Twyford.
Flat Thames towpath, riverside parks, wooded sections, pasture fields, meadows and riverside gardens.
Waterway: four fifths along the River Thames.
Time: 4h–8h
Warnings: Flood risk sections.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Shiplake to Henley-on-Thames (Oxfordshire)
7 minutes direct from Twyford.
Riverside Thames path, bluebell and beech woods, open agricultural fields, gentle hills, golf course, historic village and market town riverfront.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 5h–10h
1 lunch spot: the Plough (1h–1h30 in)
4 end-of-walk rewards: the Bull on Bell Street, the Old Bell, the Saracen's Head, or the Bird in Hand
Warnings: Can flood after rain.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walks: the Saturday Walkers Club and Round Reading Walk (inc. GPX).
Reading to Shiplake (Berkshire)
7 minutes direct from Twyford.
Flat Thames Path riverside countryside, the Horseshoe Bridge and the historic Bull Inn at Sonning (of Three Men in a Boat).
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.
Time: 2h30
Warnings: Shared with cyclists between Reading and Sonning; walkers only beyond.
Walk details: Reading to Basingstoke Community Rail Partnership (turn-by-turn directions).
Cholsey to Goring & Streatley (Berkshire)
30 minutes direct from Twyford.
Thames riverside path, gently rolling Oxfordshire countryside, open fields and attractive villages.
Warnings: Long, exposed walk.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).