West Berkshire

The Category West Berkshire is a subset of Berkshire.

'Bucklebury is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. The village is about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Newbury and ranges between 1 and 3 miles north of the A4 road. It has a population of 2,066. Bucklebury Common is just over 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) and is one of the major village commons in the ceremonial and historic county of Berkshire.'

Bradfield, Bucklebury, Stanford Dingley [Fancy Free Walks] (PDF)

'Following the purchase of the former RAF Greenham Common Airbase in 1997, 750-acres were immediately transferred to the control of the local council to be restored as common land ... Greenham Common was reopened with unrestricted public access in 2000, providing a natural resource of national importance.'

Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust

'Located in the south of England, in an area covering 668 sq miles between Reading and Swindon to the East and North, and Andover and Devizes to the South and West ... Uses an embedded Interactive Map to provide a wealth of information from Local producers through to Walking and Cycle Routes. It's easy to turn on or off the layers you wish to have displayed.'

'We publish a programme / newsletter three times a year, towards the end of April, August and December, detailing the walks for the following four months. It is posted or emailed to all group members and to other Ramblers members who have registered with us. Additionally, details of all walks in the programme can be found on the Website and the Ramblers Walk Finder from about a month beforehand and, unless the details say otherwise, you can just turn up at the meeting point on the day. Details of the coach walks (for which pre-booking is required) are listed separately in the programme and on the Website.'

'Walking and cycling around the district is fun and easy, with a large number of planned routes to help keep you safe, avoid busy roads, and get you to your destination faster. There's a number of different walking and cycling maps on this page to help you find the best way of getting around town, or to explore the area. They have been individually drawn to show paths and routes which are open for you to use on foot or by bike.'

'We have compiled a series of walks across Berkshire which makes up what we're calling the Berkshire Way ... We'll take you across the county, from west to east ... It means you can take a walk across any part of the county, and rest assured you'll cross some fantastic countryside.'

BBC

'A meander through the quiet valleys and nature reserves of the Berkshire/Hampshire border, quieter now they no longer reverberate to USAF planes. As a finale, the route climbs to the high, windswept, spectacular reclaimed site of Greenham Common airbase.'

Out of the LOOP

'Hamstead Marshall is well served by public rights of way on which it’s possible to walk off-road through scenic countryside for an hour or more, hardly leaving the parish. Four circular walks are detailed ... centred on either the White Hart or Hamstead Mill.'

HamsteadMarshall.net

'Self-guided Historic Town Walks around the town, discovering lots about Hungerford's interesting history.'

Hungerford Virtual Museum [Hungerford Historical Association]

'Located in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Inkpen offers a variety of walking environments including high chalk ridges, mixed farmland and deciduous woodland.'

Inkpen Rights of Way Committee

'Forty circular walks from pubs near Newbury, and nine linear walks from pubs on the Kennet and Avon canal.'

Newbury Pub Ambling Group

'Streatley, Aldworth, Ashampstead ... This wonderful long walk takes you from the picturesque Thames-side town of Streatley gently up into the hills to meet some giants and some old wall paintings.'

Fancy Free Walks

'Takes you from its dramatic start, high on the chalk downs at Inkpen, to  follow much of the course of the River Test to Eling where its tidal waters flow into Southampton Water. This is without doubt Hampshire's longest and  finest chalk stream, world famous for its superb trout fishing.'

Hampshire County Council

'Walking on footpaths and tracks is the best way to enjoy Hampshire's lovely and diverse countryside. The Victorian nature writer Richard Jefferies pointed out, long before our dependence on the motor car, that "They only know a country who are acquainted with its footpaths. By the roads, indeed, the outside may be seen; but the footpaths go through the heart of the land". The Wayfarers Walk will take you into the heart of Hampshire - It traverses the eastern and northern parts of the County only, but still provides a fine selection of the coastline, woodlands, gentle rolling hills and rich green valleys for which Hampshire is renowned.'

Hampshire County Council

About a dozen Walk Leaflets, each of which can be downloaded.

West Berkshire Countryside Society

'The "First Consolidated Definitive Map and Statement" (DMS) for West Berkshire is a document that provides conclusive evidence that the Public Rights of Way (PROWs) shown upon it existed legally on 01 January 2000 ... Whilst the DMS shows which PROWs have been legally recorded, for a more general view of the routes in your area you may prefer to consult our Online Map (our unofficial working copy of the Definitive Map), our PDF Working Copy of Definitive Statement (our unofficial working copy of the Definitive Statement) or an Ordnance Survey map.'

West Berkshire Council

'Two circular walks around West Ilsley... 2 or 5 miles.'

Contributed by Fred Carter to the West Ilsley website