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Jan

2025

Snowdrops in Berkshire and the Surrounding Area

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Snowdrops often give an early indication that spring is on it’s way and the delicate white flowers are just beautiful to see during a walk. There are a few places where you can see snowdrops in Berkshire and the surrounding area, below are a few locations. If you have found this blog post useful make sure you join the mailing list, follow Berkshire Mummies on Facebook and Instagram and share with friends and family who might also find it useful. Organised Snowdrop Events Welford Park’s Snowdrop Season, Newbury, RG20 8HU. From Wednesday 28th January 2026 to Sunday 1st March 2026 the glorious Welford Park private…

Dec

2024

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Walks for New Years Day in Berkshire

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Here are some walks for New Years Day in Berkshire which you might like to try. New Years Day is a great day to get out in the fresh air after the festivities of New Years Eve. If you are looking for Buggy Friendly Walks, do click here and if you would like to do a walk where you can get a warm drink on or near the walk, click here. If you find this blog post useful make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies mailing list, follow Berkshire Mummies on Facebook and Instagram and share with friends and family who might also find it useful. New Years…

Oct

2023

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Punch Bowl in Valley Gardens Virginia Water

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The Punch Bowl in Valley Gardens Virginia Water is just beautiful, especially in the Springtime. You can read all about it here. If you find this blog useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. Punch Bowl in Valley Gardens, Virginia Water Earlier in the year we walked to the very beautiful Punch Bowl in Valley Gardens, Virginia Water which is in Windsor Great Park. Valley Gardens can be found on the North shores of Virginia Water Lake and at Springtime in particular the Punch Bowl is truly stunning with vibrant colours which are just beautiful…

Apr

2023

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Walking at Virginia Water Lake

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Virginia Water Lake can be found at the Southern edge of Windsor Great Park and is lovely to walk around no matter what time of the year it is. If you find Walking at Virginia Water Lake useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. Where can you walk? We love to walk around Virginia Water Lake - it is such a picturesque place and looks different in each season. We tend to park in the main car park - from there you can access the newly refurbished café which serves some lovely food and…

Apr

2021

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Walking at Horseshoe Lake in Sandhurst

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We went for a family walk at Horseshoe Lake in Sandhurst. We did a whole loop of the lake, which is 1.2 miles. If you find this blog post helpful make sure you sign up to the mailing list and follow Berkshire Mummies on Instagram and Facebook. Where did we walk? From the free car park (details at the end of this post) we went left to meet up with the footpath (walking away from Horseshoe Lake Activity Centre to begin with). We then followed the path which had the River Blackwater on our left and Horseshoe Lake could be seen through the trees to…

Sep

2020

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A visit to Aldermaston Wharf

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We took a visit to Aldermaston Wharf, which is home to part of the Kennet and Avon Canal and just 1.5 miles away from Aldermaston in West Berkshire. What did we see and do at Aldermaston Wharf? After parking the car (details below), we went straight to find the canal. From the car park we walked through the grounds of the quaint Tea Rooms Aldermaston Wharf. Then we were immediately on the canal. Aldermaston Tea Room First of all we turned right and walked up to the electric lifting bridge which went over the canal. We crossed over the road…

Sep

2020

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Walking at Finchampstead Ridges

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When we went for a walk at Simon’s Wood we also discovered Finchampstead Ridges on the map, so decided to go walking at Finchampstead Ridges on a separate occasion, as we noticed there were several ‘vantage points’ identified on the map and were keen to go and check out the view. Where did we walk? From the lay-by where you park, we headed onto the heathland to the left of the car. Here there was a stone which showed you how far away local town were. Then we walked directly ahead to one of the vantage points and my eldest…

Sep

2020

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Walking to The Copper Horse

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I have been meaning to go walking to The Copper Horse at one end of the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park for several years now and just never made it happen. However, I finally did it and will be going back to walk there again very soon. If you find this blog post useful make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies mailing list, follow Berkshire Mummies on Facebook and Instagram and share with friends and family who might also find it useful. About the walk The walk is long and flat, with a buggy in tow and a stop at The Copper Horse to…

Feb

2020

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Walking at Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve, Crowthorne

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Whilst out running an errand in the February Half Term we planned to stop en-route to go walking at Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve, Crowthorne, which is jointly owned by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and Bracknell Forest. There is a car park (postcode: GU47 8PD) which was free of charge and it also had two picnic benches next to the car park. The nature reserve is a large 99 hectare lowland heath site which has a rich habitat for wildlife, including several rare species of birds - dogs must stick to paths and be kept on a lead…

Feb

2020

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Exploring the grounds at South Hill Park

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If you find this blog useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. We enjoy going for a walk and exploring the grounds at South Hill Park nature trail in the woodland area which are made of of wooden and metal sculptures. The sculptures are animal themed eg bee, fox and dragonfly to mention a few. We have got a buggy round the woodland paths before but there are some steepish climbs with drops to the side and next time will opt to take the baby carrier. We also took the dog with us on our…