Date: Wednesday 18th March 2026. Distance: 6 miles. Leader: Angela Vasylenko

 

A beautiful Spring morning, not a cloud in the sky, warm and a gentle breeze, brought 21 of us out for a walk by the river.  From the car park near The Spade Oak we ambled beside the river Thames and into Marlow. We stopped for our banana break by the statue on the Causeway (The Charles Frohman memorial, Grade 11 listed, depicting a nymph, sculpted by Leonard Merrifield).  We then walked over the famous suspension bridge. This is a smaller scale version of the Chain Bridge over the river Danube in Budapest, both designed by William Tierney Clark. We passed the Compleat Angler then went left along the road to the bottom of Winter Hill at Quarry Wood.  One long steep and muddy path took us to the top of the hill where we rested and enjoyed the view.  A long gentle descent followed, then across Cock Marsh to the river again. Over the railway bridge, past the marina and back to our cars.  A really enjoyable walk.