Goring—Henley-on-Thames
Gorhen one 
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Goring and Henley-on-Thames.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Goring and Henley-on-Thames.
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Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Start and end points Goring Grid Ref SU6026380642 Lat / Lon 51.52149° / -1.13280° Easting / Northing 460,263E / 180,642N What3Words hawks.thickens.shrug
Henley-on-Thames Grid Ref SU7636482271 Lat / Lon 51.53419° / -0.90042° Easting / Northing 476,364E / 182,271N What3Words orbited.code.commutes
Gorhen One's land is
| Goring | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU6026380642 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.52149° / -1.13280° |
| Easting / Northing | 460,263E / 180,642N |
| What3Words | hawks.thickens.shrug |
| Henley-on-Thames | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU7636482271 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.53419° / -0.90042° |
| Easting / Northing | 476,364E / 182,271N |
| What3Words | orbited.code.commutes |
| Arable | 29.0% |
| Pasture | 23.9% |
| Urban | 36.8% |
| Woods | 10.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
Reviews
Phil Edwards
14 Apr 2022Nice start and end to route on well kept bridleways, rest of route on what were referred to as 'quiet lanes'. I wondered if they had been old drovers roads gradually upgraded as it was a largely straight line between the 2 river crossings. Not much traffic and some pleasant woodland walking.
Martin Ellis
30 Nov 2021Goring to Henley (Gorhen 1) review. (Martin Ellis, July 2021).
This is a very pleasant route through woodland and quiet lanes, with only one instance of a steep incline. There are well situated break points. Be aware there are number of gates, and the path becomes narrow and rough in a few places. A stretch of bridleway at the Henley end is likely to be churned up and muddy in wet conditions.
Follow the Chiltern Way signs out of Goring. You ascend a rough woodland path (Photo 1) and then a tarmacked lane (Photo 2) into Woodcote. The route through Woodcote passes a convenience store, café and The Red Lion pub.
Follow a narrow (potentially muddy) footpath alongside playing fields and then through school grounds. This avoids having to walk along the busy A4074. The steps down to the A4074 crossing point are steep and have a handrail (Photo 3). Nearby is The Highwayman Inn (Photo 4) on Exlade Street. I was told this was once the major carriage route between Oxford and Reading.
The route continues along the appropriately named Quiet Lane (Photos 5,6). This ends at The Unicorn (Photo 7) at Peppard Hill. A short walk further on is The Red Lion at Rotherfield Peppard. This pub is currently being refurbished and will reopen at the end of summer 2021.
The final leg of the walk is through woods and along the Park and Prime Lane path & bridleway. On my walk, the woodland path was dry. The bridleway proper, however, was muddy in places even after a few dry days (Photos 8, 9).
In conclusion, I would say this route meets the criteria for a Slow Way. It is a direct and pleasant route between Goring and Henley. For walkers interested in extended their route, I recommend adding a stretch of the Goring Heath woodland southeast of Woodcote.
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