BEGINNERS HIKE 18KM Wind in the Willows: Woodland, River & Photography adventure

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A guided 18 km hike from Paddington through riverside meadows, woods and historic sites, with a train journey included. The listing grades it beginner/intermediate and describes a five-to-five-and-a-half-hour walk.

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📏 Key Info: • Distance: 11.5 miles (18km) • Grading: Beginners/Intermediate - one main hill that we take gently • Ascent: 140m • Hiking time: 5 to 5.5 hours • Cost: £31 (includes guided hike + return train) • Refunds: Payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you follow our [Resale Process] and your place is rebooked, we’ll issue a refund. • Toilet Breaks: On the train, at the lunch stop, and at the end pub 📍 Meeting Point • Location: Paddington station. Meet at the entrance of the main ticket office - MAP • Time: Meet 8:30am, leave 8:50am for the 9:08am train • Return: 5:21pm arrival back in London (you’re committed until then) 🌟 Highlights • Walk the scenic Thames Path with riverside meadows and marshes • Visit Cookham, home of painter Sir Stanley Spencer • Discover the site of Saxon Queen Cynethryth’s lost 8th-century monastery • See ancient Bronze Age burial mounds at Cock Marsh • Enjoy panoramic views of the Thames Valley from Winter Hill • Walk through Bisham Woods, inspiration for The Wind in the Willows • Pass near the Cliveden Estate — famed for grandeur and the Profumo Affair • Cross Boulters Lock, once a favourite haunt of Victorian society • Finish in Maidenhead, with Brunel’s iconic 1835 railway bridge 🥾 Hike Description We set off from…