Tadley—Spencers Wood
Tadspe one 
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Tadley and Spencers Wood.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Tadley and Spencers Wood.
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Start and end points Tadley Grid Ref SU5990362061 Lat / Lon 51.35447° / -1.14113° Easting / Northing 459,903E / 162,061N What3Words nylon.digestion.marathon
Spencers Wood Grid Ref SU7145766287 Lat / Lon 51.39113° / -0.97438° Easting / Northing 471,457E / 166,287N What3Words horns.broad.sheet
Tadspe One's land is
| Tadley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU5990362061 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.35447° / -1.14113° |
| Easting / Northing | 459,903E / 162,061N |
| What3Words | nylon.digestion.marathon |
| Spencers Wood | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU7145766287 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.39113° / -0.97438° |
| Easting / Northing | 471,457E / 166,287N |
| What3Words | horns.broad.sheet |
| Arable | 43.4% |
| Moors | 10.9% |
| Pasture | 27.8% |
| Urban | 12.0% |
| Woods | 5.9% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
Review
Martin Ellis
03 Jul 2022Tadley to Spencers Wood (Tadspe 1) review.
The first section of the Slow Way, from Tadley to Silchester, follows the same route as Tadley to Reading (see Tadrea 1): through woods, by The Pelican pub in Pamber Heath, and across Silchester Common (Photo 1). The two routes diverge at Silchester Roman Town (Calleva Atrebatum).
The route follows the remains of the Roman walls (Photo 2), and passes by the amphitheatre (Photo 3). It leaves the site by what would have been the east gate.
The footpath follows ‘The Devil’s Highway’: the Roman road between Silchester and Londonium (Photo 4). The straight journey eastwards crosses fields, follows a quiet lane, and then a wooded byway (Photos 5 & 6).
The Slow Way turns NE at a crossroads, to head directly towards Spencers Wood. There is a short section of road with a grass verge. The route then follows a tarmacked lane to reach a footpath through woods (Photo 7). Woodcock Lane passes by a WWII pillbox (Photo 8).
A road bridge with pavement crosses the A33 (Photo 9). The final approach into Spencers Wood is along a wooded footpath (Photo 10).
Spencers Wood has a pub, convenience store and a bakery.
This Slow Way was straightforward to navigate and I greatly appreciated its historical features.
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