ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAMBLERS
75 years - 1935 - 2010

PROGRAMME OF WALKS IN BEAUTIFUL BERKSHIRE

Windsor and District
Sunday, 26 September 2010

Windsor
Short: 5 miles (3hrs) Long: 8½ miles (5hrs), gentle



Snelsmore Common
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Windsor
Sunday, 26 September 2010
Wokefield Park
Sunday, 10th October 2010
The Lambourn Downs
Sunday, 24th October 2010


Most visitors will associate Windsor with the Castle and the Royal Family; however there is much more to the town than this association. The oldest building in Windsor is Clewer Parish Church. Of Saxon foundation, its chapel bears the name of Sir Bernard Brocas, Lord of Clewer Manor who, in 1385, gave land in trust to the Church: Shakespeare refers to him in Richard II. In the churchyard is the grave of Sir Daniel Gooch, the Chief Locomotive Engineer of the Great Western Railway and later chairman: he was responsible for laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866 on the steamship, The Great Eastern. Nearby is the Mill House, once the home of Jimmy Page of the Rock Group Led Zepplin, and later in the '70s occupied by actor, Michael Caine. The Camm family lived in Alma Road:
Sydney, born in 1893, designed the Hawker Hurricane Fighter of WWII; his brother
Fred, became a journalist and was the author of all the magazines with Practical in their title, namely, Wireless, Mechanics, Motoring and Householder, etc.

Our walk starts with the northern section of the 'Long Walk', into Windsor Town and to the River Thames. We walk through the western edge of Windsor, seeing much of interest en route, before returning to the start point, where those wanting the short walk will depart; those remaining for the long walk will continue along the southern section of the 'Long Walk' to the famous Copper Horse, an equestrian statue with King George III.

Where: Car park at Queen Anne's Gate to Windsor Great Park
How to get there:
By Car: head south out of Windsor on the A332, the car park is just as the road enters the park.
When: 10.00am Sunday, 26th September 2010


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