This is a lovely cycle ride exploring a route from Woolhampton to Bucklebury Common across a variety of landscapes and, although short, there are a number of gradients.
Woolhampton, a village in West Berkshire, is known for its many coaching inns due to its location on the Bath Road.
On this cycle ride you’ll get to explore Bucklebury Common, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and is one of the largest commons in Southern England with a network of public footpaths and byways. The common is also a site of Special Scientific Interest.
1 (S(SU 57329 66650) From Woolhampton Station (renamed Midgham Station), follow Station Road north into the village and turn left at the Bath Road (A4). Turn right almost immediately close to the old Falmouth Arms (now residential) and follow Woolhampton Hill north. Continue on this hilly road past Elstree School and St Peter’s Church and another primary school. When you come to a fork in the road, turn left into Upper Woolhampton, with the Douai Benedictine Abbey on your right (monks originally came here from France in 1903). Continue along the road as it winds northwards.
This story is from the July 2020 edition of Berkshire Life.
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