This walk is from David's AA 50 Walks in Berkshire & Buckinghamshire
and close to Newbury - it made a nice change to venture out of the Chilterns.
We parked at the nice-looking Pot Kiln near Frilsham, and walked through some pleasant woods and countryside to Bucklebury (as David now knows, home of a certain Princess) and then to the banks of the River Pang for our crisp-free picnic. It didn't seem warm enough to linger, so we made our way to The Bull at Stanford Dingley for a drink or two.
The sun was our by the time we got there, so we were able to sit outside to enjoy the excellent 'Good Old Boy' from the West Berkshire Brewery in nearby Yattendon (and some crisps). When we collected the second round of drinks, someone in the bar was playing with a ring on a string attached to the ceiling. It turns out that this is a long-established game called 'Ring the Bull' in which the player tries to swing the ring and try to hook it over a horn-like hook on the wall.
Our route back was not exactly as the book, but didn't involve being lost!
and close to Newbury - it made a nice change to venture out of the Chilterns.We parked at the nice-looking Pot Kiln near Frilsham, and walked through some pleasant woods and countryside to Bucklebury (as David now knows, home of a certain Princess) and then to the banks of the River Pang for our crisp-free picnic. It didn't seem warm enough to linger, so we made our way to The Bull at Stanford Dingley for a drink or two.
The sun was our by the time we got there, so we were able to sit outside to enjoy the excellent 'Good Old Boy' from the West Berkshire Brewery in nearby Yattendon (and some crisps). When we collected the second round of drinks, someone in the bar was playing with a ring on a string attached to the ceiling. It turns out that this is a long-established game called 'Ring the Bull' in which the player tries to swing the ring and try to hook it over a horn-like hook on the wall.
Our route back was not exactly as the book, but didn't involve being lost!
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