The walking routes displayed here are Circular Routes. Unlike Linear walks, or "Slow Ways", Circular Walks finish back where they started...but because the walks are circular, you can of course start them from anywhere along the route.
We try hard to make sure that all our walking routes keep you away from traffic as much as possible and take you through all the most beautiful and interesting places around Henley-on-Thames.
Circular Routes that pass through: Checkendon
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Ipsden Wood, Stoke Row & Maharajah's Well
Through Ipsden Wood where you can see bluebells, walk to Stoke Row, back through the woods. Visit early may to see the bluebells in Ipsden Wood. In Stoke Row have a look at Maharajah's well, and have a break at the Store or the Cherry Tree Inn.
| Distance Duration | 6.1km (3.8 miles) 1.3 hours | Highlights | Checkendon Checkendon Sculpture Garden Maharajah's Well St. John the Evangelist Church Village Store |
Henley to Goring (Scenic Route)
Perhaps not the shortest route between Henley and Goring but certainly the most interesting with many unique sights along the way.This route takes you through the beautiful villages of Stoke Row, home of Maharajah's Well, and Checkendon, home of the famous Nuba Survival scuplture. There are several quality pubs along the way including the Rising Sun at Highmoor, the Cherry Tree in Stoke Row and the Highwayman Inn in Checkendon so you will never be far from refreshments on this all-day adventure.
| Distance Duration | 24km (14.9 miles) 5.0 hours | Highlights | Henley Nettlebed Estate Nettlebed Estate Statue Checkendon Highwayman Inn Nuba Survival Sculpture Sculpture Garden Hartslock Nature Reserve Rising Sun Cherry Tree Maharajah's Well St. John the Evangelist Church Village Store |
Henley to Goring via Sonning Common
This relatively direct route between Henley and Goring is one of the most wooded routes in our database which provides plenty of shelter from the sun on hotter days.
| Distance Duration | 19km (11.8 miles) 3.9 hours | Highlights | Henley Highwayman Inn Goring Pack and Prime Lane Rotherfield Greys Rotherfield Peppard Spring Wood College Wood |
Henley to Pangbourne via Sonning Common & Whitchurch Hill
We head out of Henley walking the full length of the historic Pack and Prime Lane then head towards Rotherfield Peppard then on to Sonning Common.On leaving Sonning Common the route takes several twists & turns through multiple copses and woodlands before dropping into the village of Whitchurch Hill.From there the route follows the footpath straight down the hill into Whitchurch on Thames then crosses the bridge into Pangbourne.
| Distance Duration | 18.5km (11.5 miles) 3.8 hours | Highlights | Henley Highwayman Inn Pack and Prime Lane Rotherfield Peppard Spring Wood College Wood Whitchurch Hill Whitchurch-on-Thames |