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Community Walks

Community Walks is a program run by our Active Communities Team to give people access to a friendly short group walk within easy reach of where they live to help them become and stay active.

Here are the sessions currently available, including links to the precise map location on the what3words website. Just turn up to join in, or to find out more information, email us at active.communities@southandvale.gov.uk

DayStart timeLocation and meeting pointWalk Description
Mondays10amWallingford – The Bull Croft Park
W3W: sculpture.thousands.differ
30mins. Very gentle walk around the park
Mondays10amSonning CommonMillennium Field, Sonning Common
W3W: glass.solutions.shrugging
Level on surfaced footpaths
Tuesdays10amSonning CommonKingwood Common
W3W: lunged.speaks.including
Fairly level. Some off road and gentle hills. No stiles
Tuesdays10amDidcot – Willowbrook Leisure Centre Car Park
W3W: puddles.stint.grownup
60 mins
Tuesdays10amGoring – The Rectory Gardens, by the village hall
W3W: detect.chain.backpacks
45 minutes or
60 minutes
Wednesdays10amBenson – Parish Hall Car Park
W3W: mopped.difficult.subjects
60 or 90 mins moderate walk. Flat walks on field paths and riverbank
Thursdays10amDidcot – Green Close, OX11 8TE
W3W: nutty.move.jumps
60 mins
Thursdays10amDorchester – outside Co-op
W3W: dots.doormat.shadowed
30 mins
Thursdays10amSonning CommonKingwood Common
W3W: lunged.speaks.including
Off road with moderate hills and possibility of stiles
Fridays9.30amPeppard Common – All Saints Church –
W3W: beakers.iron.resides
Off road with steeper hills and possibility of stiles
Fridays10amGoring – The Rectory Gardens
W3W: detect.chain.backpacks
45 minutes or
60 minutes
Fridays10.15am1st Friday of the Month
Charlgrove
Meet in the public car park behind the Crown Pub
W3W: immediate.shield.joked

2nd Friday of the Month
Wallingford
Meet Wallingford Town Hall 10.15am
W3W: arrives.salary.boarded
From Chalgrove – meet in public car park behind the Crown Pub 9.30am for car share. Return 12.30pm

3rd Friday of the month
Watlington
Meet Pavilion Sports Field car park on B4009 just out of Watlington towards Motorway at 10.15am.
W3W: clusters.ambitions.shams
From Chalgrove – meet in public car park behind the Crown Pub 10.00am for car share.

4th Friday of the Month
Wallingford
As per 2nd Friday above

5th Friday of the Month (where applicable)
Oxford
Carfax 10.30am
W3W: tasty.shall.army
From Chalgrove – No. 11 bus outside The Crown 9.42 am.
Saturdays9amGoring – The Rectory Gardens
W3W: detect.chain.backpacks
75 mins
Saturdays9.30amSonning CommonSonning Common Health Centre
W3W: beakers.iron.resides
Off road with steeper hills and possibility of stiles
Saturdays10amDidcot – meet at the Ladygrove Pub
W3W: fondest.fatigued.fries
60 mins. Gentle walk around Ladygrove Estate
Sundays10amGoring – The Rectory Gardens
W3W: detect.chain.backpacks
60 mins

To find out which walks take place across the Vale, take a look at the Vale of White Horse District Council Active Communities page.

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