Walks near Bath Spa by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Bath Spa.
Salisbury Circular via Stonehenge (Wiltshire)
1 hour direct from Bath Spa.
Highly recommended
Time: 4h30–9h
1 lunch spot: the Bridge Inn (2h30–5h30 in; excellent)
Warnings: Have lunch a café or pub next to the river. Return from Stonehenge to Salisbury by bus (very frequent & reliable but check times).
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Pangbourne to Goring & Streatley (Berkshire)
1 hour from Bath Spa, with one change.
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.
Bruton Circular via Stourhead Estate (Somerset)
1 hour direct from Bath Spa.
South Somerset pastures, wooded ridge forming the Wiltshire/Somerset boundary, hanging woods, landscaped estate gardens with lakeside walks, grassy U-shaped valley and honey-coloured stone-built town.
Time: 5h30
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Pewsey Circular via Pewsey White Horse (Wiltshire)
45 minutes from Bath Spa, with one change.
Chalk downland, the Pewsey White Horse hill figure, the River Avon and a quiet village, with spectacular views.
Pewsey White Horse: A 20th-century chalk hill figure cut into the downs above Pewsey.
Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).
Castle Cary Circular via Cadbury Castle (Camelot) (Somerset)
45 minutes from Bath Spa, with one change.
Somerset Levels fringes, hillock, quiet residential streets, charming market town, dry green valley, ancient holloway, pastures, shallow river valley, hillfort plateau, steep ascents, large WWII airfield remains and broad plateau with views.
Time: 7h
Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Goring & Streatley Circular via Aldworth (Oxfordshire)
1 hour from Bath Spa, with one change.
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).
Reading to Henley-on-Thames (Berkshire)
1 hour direct from Bath Spa.
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).
Reading to Shiplake (Berkshire)
1 hour direct from Bath Spa.
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)
1 hour from Bath Spa, with one change.
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).
Chippenham Circular via Lacock (Wiltshire)
15 minutes direct from Bath Spa.
Flat fields, river meadows, canal path, farmland, small woods and residential streets.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Didcot Parkway Circular via Wittenham Clumps (Berkshire)
45 minutes direct from Bath Spa.
Thames Valley farmland, riverside paths, attractive villages, Iron Age hill forts and a nature reserve.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxford Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
1 hour direct from Bath Spa.
Flat riverside towpaths, water meadows, canal towpath, Oxford city streets, college lanes and historic squares.
Time: 4h–8h
4 lunch spots: Wolvercote (1h–2h30 in) — the Trout Inn, Godstow, or the Jacob's Inn; plus the Perch (30m–1h in), or the Anchor (2h–4h in)
8 end-of-walk rewards: the Lamb & Flag, Oxford, the Red Lion, the Turf Tavern, the Bear, the Crown, the Royal Blenheim, the Castle Pub, or the Jolly Farmers
Warnings: Two fifths urban. Can be flooded.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.