Connect Newbury with Slow Ways
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Berkshire
Slow Ways linking Newbury and East Ilsley, Goring, Hungerford, Kingsclere, Thatcham, Vernham Dean
England / Berkshire / Newbury
Newbury’s six Slow Ways are 54% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Newbury’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Newbury from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Hungerford—Newbury
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Hunnew one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 47m | Descent 73m | ||
Newbury—East Ilsley
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Newbeas one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 201m | Descent 237m | |
Newbury—East Ilsley
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Newbeas two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/13mi | Ascent 311m | Descent 275m | ||
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Newbury—Kingsclere
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Newbkin one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 14km/8mi | Ascent 165m | Descent 143m | ||
Newbury—Kingsclere
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Newbkin three |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 149m | Descent 123m | |
Newbury—Goring
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Newgor one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 26km/16mi | Ascent 446m | Descent 470m | ||
Newbury—Thatcham
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Newtha one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 6km/3mi | Ascent 24m | Descent 25m | ||
Newbury—Thatcham
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Newtha two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 16m | Descent 16m | ||
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Vernham Dean—Newbury
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Vernew one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/14mi | Ascent 407m | Descent 354m | ||
Vernham Dean—Newbury
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Vernew two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 250m | Descent 304m |
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Collective progress
50% of Newbury’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3/10
9 people have contributed to Newbury’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Newbury
107km out of 165km have been walked and reviewed
211km of reviews have been shared in Newbury
Latest Updates
But, when checking the usage on Strava heat maps (a good proxy for footpath usage rates) it's striking that one part of this route is extremely faint, the long N-S stretch running east of Brick Kiln Wood....
Daisy C
Daisy C added Newbeas two, a new walk from Newbury to East Ilsley
Walk this routeThe steepest section is Streatley Hill outside of Goring. The Slow Way leaves Goring via the Thames bridge and there is a steep ascent of Streatley Hill, which gives great views back over the Goring Gap (Photo 1). Aldermaston Wharf to Goring (Aldgor 1) offers an alternative route to skirt the hill via Grim’s Ditch. The Slow Way passes the brewery (Photo 4) and crosses over the M4. I encountered some cows in the field west of the pub [SU548729] (Photo 5)....
Martin Ellis
Nice route, but we tend to cut across the Lower Way Playing Fields...
steveculshaw
From the village of Vernham Dean, the route follows footpaths and lanes to join the Test Way walking route (Photo 1) as it ascends towards the escarpment ridgeway (Photo 2). The Slow Way follows the Wayfarer’s Walk east atop the escarpment. The route leaves the Wayfarer’s Walk for a footpath that is a direct descent off the escarpment (Photos 6 & 7). The long walk NE into Newbury is a pleasant mixture of quiet village lanes and footpaths (Photos 8 & 9)....
Martin Ellis
The path to the south of Newbury Sewage Works and round past Thatcham Lakes can get extremely muddy. An alternative is after crossing the reed beds, continue north onto Prince Holt Road and follow Lower Way...
Kath Hodgson
The section of the towpath which runs from the bridge at the eastern end of Hambridge Lane to the B3421 can be extremely muddy so an alternative is to use Hambridge Lane instead which has decent pavements...
Kath Hodgson
Exiting the Nature Discovery Centre via the Community Orchard, another gravel track leads towards Lower Way where the route crosses the road into a small housing estate, finally leading to a footpath behind the church and into Thatcham town centre....
Ursula
A walk from Newbury in Berkshire across into Hampshire; taking in Greenham Common, fields and woodland to arrive at Kingscleve on the edge of the North Wessex Downs. The route leaves the lane for footpaths across fields to eventually join the Brenda Parker Way (a long-distance path across Hampshire, Photo 4). The route soon leaves the Way for a more direct path into Kingsclere (Photo 5)....
Martin Ellis
This is a great Slow Way route and maybe the very best way to travel between Hungerford and Newbury. Really enjoyed it.. and the ultra easy navigation made the conversation with my walking partner all the richer....
danravenellison
The towpath is paved and gravel chiiping to another road bridge crossing, but from there is unpaved until the Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre. The road area here is quiet, though there is one relatively busy road to cross....
Paul Kettel
charding added Vernew two, a new walk from Vernham Dean to Newbury
Walk this routeStarting from the bus station in Newbury the route follows the Kennet Canal towpath all the way to Hungerford Railway Station. This leads to it being it is both very direct and flat. The path surface is mainly paved or gravelled with a few gates but would be suitable for wheels....
Barry Dale
Love walk along the Kennet & Avon canal from Hungerford to Newbury. Possible to break the route at Kintbury, where there are various shops & pubs....
steveculshaw
To avoid walking on the pavements from Thatcham town centre it is possible to walk to Thatcham station and follow the canal path from there to Newbury....
YD
The route starts at Hungerford (Photo 1), the point at which the river Kennet first meets the canal....
Martin Ellis
As an alternative, continue along the towpath, passing the Monkey Marsh turf-sided lock, to Thatcham Station....
Martin Ellis
Ursula added Newbkin three, a new walk from Newbury to Kingsclere
Walk this routeThe route crosses the road to continue across Greenham Common on mainly gravel tracks popular with walkers, runners, and cyclists. On exiting the Common there is a small section of road to follow (no pavement) to reach the path across Sydmonton Common....
Ursula
The first section of the route follows the Kennet & Avon canal towpath through Victoria Park and out of Newbury to the Hambridge Road. The route crosses the road to continue on the towpath, perfectly walkable but no longer paved....
Ursula
A straightforward to navigate route along the Kennet & Avon canal towpath which also accommodates National Cycle Network Route 4 towards Newbury....
Ursula
Slow Ways added Hunnew one, a new walk from Hungerford to Newbury
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Newbeas one, a new walk from Newbury to East Ilsley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Newbkin one, a new walk from Newbury to Kingsclere
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Vernew one, a new walk from Vernham Dean to Newbury
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Newbury’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SU4733567106
Lat / Lon
51.40102° / -1.32092°
Easting / Northing
447,335E / 167,106N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Newbury and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
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