The Ridgeway is a National Walking Trail which follows the route of what is probably the oldest road in England. Dating from Prehistoric times it runs for 87 miles (140 km) along chalk downs in central southern England, between Ivinghoe Beacon, near Tring, Hertfordshire to Overton Hill, near Marlborough, Wiltshire.
These photos, taken in February, show the eastern half of the route from Streatley in the Thames valley to the eastern end at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire.
You can join us to walk this trail from 22nd April to 1st May, 2012. Check out this link to the Ridgeway Tour to find out more .
Public house at Goring on Thames
Walkers on the Thames Path
The view west to Abingdon Power Station
A well signed trail
Lunch
Snowdrops in St Botolph's churchyard, Swincombe
Oaks in the grounds around Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence
Beechwoods on the Chilterns
Beacon Hill from Combe Hill, above Wendover
Birches by the trail when dropping down to Wendover
Ivinghoe Beacon at the eastern end of the Ridgeway
The trig point at Ivinghoe Beacon, the end of the Ridgeway
You can join us to walk this trail from 22nd April to 1st May, 2012. Check out this link to the Ridgeway Tour to find out more .
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Anne