Twyford to Maidenhead
A station-to-station walkBerkshireSouth East England
An absolutely gorgeous series of woodland, field and lane; Slow Ways don't get better than this. A flat but varied route, mainly traffic-free and quiet, through town footpaths, fields and woods, taking in a rural middle section between Ruscombe and Lillibrooke Manor with pretty villages and old manors and historic churches. Many parts can be very muddy after rain; some stiles and kissing gates. Passes a landscaped estate at Shottesbrooke where sheep graze. The earliest pub heading from Maidenhead is at Waltham St Lawrence, just over six miles in.
2 lunch spots: the Bell, or the Beehive
Warnings: The route just south of Southbury Farm runs very close to a river and is commonly flooded, with no path where one is marked; an alternative also floods badly after heavy rain. At Lillibrooke Manor the right of way runs alongside the gravel drive, not up it, but is poorly signed and can lead walkers into private grounds. Plenty of mud after rain.
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Walk details: Slow Ways.