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Walk to Spencers Wood from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Bramley—Spencers Wood
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Bramspe one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Spencers Wood—Heckfield
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Spehec one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 51m | Descent 29m | |
Spencers Wood—Reading
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Sperea one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 54m | Descent 70m | ||
Spencers Wood—Reading
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Sperea two |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 96m | Descent 80m | ||
Spencers Wood—Wokingham
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Spewok one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 91m | Descent 92m | |
Spencers Wood—Wokingham
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Spewok two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent - | Descent - | |
Spencers Wood—Woodley
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Spewoo one |
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2 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 51m | Descent 56m | ||
Tadley—Spencers Wood
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Tadspe one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 89m | Descent 130m |
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Collective progress
63% of Spencers Wood’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Spencers Wood’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Spencers Wood
82km out of 94km have been walked and reviewed
181km of reviews have been shared in Spencers Wood
Latest Updates
I actually really enjoyed the route as it meandered out of Wokingham and across the countryside but as soon as I got to the new housing estate between Shinfield and Spencer's Wood I found the way blocked by construction work....
Adrian Schofield
Neil Summersgill added Bramspe one, a new walk from Bramley to Spencers Wood
Walk this routeThere is a lot of new housing and other development (including the Shinfield film studios and the British Museum Archaeological Resource Collection) around Spencers Wood and Shinfield in what, until recently, was open countryside, so expect temporary diversions in these areas due to construction sites....
Berkshire Walker
Spencers Wood to Heckfield 1 (Spehec 1) review. A walk south from Spencers Wood, first alongside a main road, but then a quiet lane and path between a country park and water meadow. The Slow Way continues south on a path between Wellington Country Park (hidden from view) and the Wellesley Water Meadow (Photo 5). A short distance back along the B-road is a rusty gate to the footpath into Heckfield (Photo 8)....
Martin Ellis
The first third of the route from Reading town centre to Green Park mostly follows the beautiful Kennet and Avon Canal towpath until you turn off at Fobney Lock on another footpath towards Green Park. As described in previous reviews , the route leaves Green Park along a long narrow fenced-in public footpath between a Tesco depot and the M4 with the roar of motorway traffic....
Berkshire Walker
A safe but dull route, almost all on urban pavements beside busy roads. Links A to B, but nothing else to commend it....
Berkshire Walker
Spencers Wood to Wokingham (Spewok 1) review. There’s an urban walk from Wokingham Station to the turning onto a byway towards Arborfield Cross. The route then follows Church Lane and a footpath (Photo 4). The walk into Spencers Wood is via back streets and a byway....
Martin Ellis
The Slow Way crosses the Eastern Relief Road and soon turns right onto a footpath (Photo 2). The Slow Way leaves the lane, which becomes a private access road for farm vehicles, for a byway running parallel. The Slow Way skips a loop of the byway via the private access road (Photo 4)....
Martin Ellis
Spencers Wood to Reading (Sperea 2) review. The route heads west between the Reading International Business Park and the motorway (Photo 2). There is then a pleasant walk alongside the river into Reading (Photos 7 & 8). It’s a pity the footpath by the M4 is so grim (Reading Council footpath 11A)....
Martin Ellis
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 footpath follows ‘The Devil’s Highway’: the Roman road between Silchester and Londonium (Photo 4). The final approach into Spencers Wood is along a wooded footpath (Photo 10)....
Martin Ellis
I wouldn't choose to walk it if I didn't need to get to those places as I agree with the previous reviewer that it has "little to commend it"...
Alice Norman
I walked this route from Spencers Wood to Reading on the same day as I walked Sperea 1 from Reading to Spencers Wood. I left Green Park by the footpath between the sewage works and the dump - it's much nicer than it sounds but can get very muddy in winter - and then to the Kennet and Avon canal (photo 8) which I followed all the way to Reading...
Alice Norman
This was a little less dangerous, but I had to stand on the verge very frequently to allow traffic to pass (see photo 2)....
Alice Norman
Petr Sadilek added Spewok two, a new walk from Spencers Wood to Wokingham
Walk this routeBuilding work in Shinfield has blocked the route at SU 72872 67760 but it is possible to go around the building site...
Alice Norman
The main issue I have with this route, however, is the section between Arborfield and Shinfield....
Petr Sadilek
Sidney Hando added Sperea two, a new walk from Spencers Wood to Reading
Walk this routeSpencers Wood to Woodley (Spewoo 1) review. The walk starts by a post office in Spencers Wood, with road walking and a byway (Photo 1). The route does pass a pleasant lake and park (Photo 6). This route does meet the Slow Way criteria and I can’t see a better alternative between Spencers Wood and Woodley....
Martin Ellis
The route passes through Whitley along the Northumberland Avenue to Christ Church (Photo 2), and on into Central Reading....
Martin Ellis
Slow Ways added Spehec one, a new walk from Spencers Wood to Heckfield
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sperea one, a new walk from Spencers Wood to Reading
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Spewok one, a new walk from Spencers Wood to Wokingham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Spewoo one, a new walk from Spencers Wood to Woodley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Tadspe one, a new walk from Tadley to Spencers Wood
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Spencers Wood’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
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Lat / Lon
51.39113° / -0.97438°
Easting / Northing
471,457E / 166,287N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Spencers Wood's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
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Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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