Best walks near Kemble by train
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Pangbourne Station to Goring & Streatley Station (Berkshire)
45m from Kemble, with one change.
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).
Oxford Station Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
45m from Kemble, with one change.
15km. Flat terrain. 4h–6h30.
Flat riverside towpaths, water meadows, canal towpath, Oxford city streets, college lanes, and historic squares. Can be flooded.
Highlights: Pitt Rivers Museum and Oxford.
Lunch stops in Wolvercote (1h–2h in): the Trout Inn, Godstow, or the Jacob's Inn. Other lunch stops: the Perch (30m–1h in), or the Anchor (2h–3h30 in).
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.
Pangbourne Station Circular via Cold Harbour (Berkshire)
45m from Kemble, with one change.
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.
Mortimer Station to Bramley Station (Berkshire)
1h from Kemble, with one change.
Easy: 12km, gentle ascents. 3h30–5h30.
An essential walk! Little known but quietly wonderful. Beautiful rather than spectacular, in a humble English village pathways sort of manner. Mostly secluded.
Highlights: Remnants of Calleva Atrebatum (includes ruins ofthe original walls, and a large amphitheatre where gladiatorial combats entertained up to 7,000 people at a time) and St Mary the Virgin Church (on the site of a Roman temple).
Lunch stop: the Calleva Arms (1h30–3h in; excellent).
End-of-walk reward: the Bramley Inn.
Goring & Streatley Station to Pangbourne Station (Oxfordshire)
45m from Kemble, with one change.
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.
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Station to Pershore Station (Gloucestershire)
1h from Kemble, with one change.
19km.
Dramatic outlying northwestern limb of the Cotswolds. Walk crosses from Gloucestershire into Worcestershire at Carrant Brook. Dangerously busy lane with tight bends near Aston-on-Carrant.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Stroud Station Circular via Rodborough Common (Gloucestershire)
15m direct from Kemble.
Tough: steep ascents. 18km. 5h30.
Hill and moorland paths and with substantial climbs.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Stonehouse Station to Stroud Station (Gloucestershire)
15m direct from Kemble.
Tough: steep ascents. 15km. 5h30.
Panoramic views; long views. Hill and moorland paths with woodland and with substantial climbs. Part of the Cotswold Way.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Stonehouse Station to Gloucester Station (Gloucestershire)
15m direct from Kemble.
Tough: steep ascents. 20km. 6h.
Spectacular views. Hill and moorland paths and with substantial climbs.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Cam and Dursley Station to Stonehouse Station (Gloucestershire)
15m direct from Kemble.
Easy: 12km, gentle ascents. 3h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Didcot Parkway Station Circular via Wittenham Clumps (Berkshire)
30m direct from Kemble.
19km. Gentle ascents. 5h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Gloucester Station to Cheltenham Spa Station (Gloucestershire)
30m direct from Kemble.
Tough: steep ascents. 19km. 6h.
Wonderful. Riverside path with street sections at either end and flat and easy-going. Part of the Severn Way and Gloucestershire Way.