Best walks to or from Goring & Streatley
Oxfordshire · South East England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Goring & Streatley 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).
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.
Goring & Streatley Station Circular via the Bell Inn
18km. 5h30.
Undulating downs, Thames-side views, Ridgeway path, chalk hills, and quaint villages. Steep descents.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cholsey Station to Goring & Streatley Station
20km.
Thames riverside path, gently rolling Oxfordshire countryside, open fields, and attractive villages. Long, exposed walk.