Oxfordshire Walks
These walks from the historic village of Goring offer a wide range of options, from short, family-friendly routes to longer, more challenging outings.
You can explore the village itself, visit the church and gardens, and enjoy stretches along the River Thames or head out into the surrounding countryside and woodland.
Whether you prefer an easy riverside stroll or a more demanding walk with hills and forest trails, these walks provide plenty of variety, with each route finishing back in Goring where you’ll find a good spot to rest and refuel.
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Walk information
This is a short family friendly walk around the historic village of Goring.
You'll walk around the village itself, visiting the pretty church and rectory gardens on the way, and then you'll enjoy a stretch of walking alongside the majestic River Thames.
Walk information
This is a longer route option from Goring that explores the historic village and it's church, but also enjoys a much longer stretch of walking alongside the River Thames.
There is quite a lot of walking along a quiet lane on this route.
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An outstanding walk
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Walk information
This is an extension of the second route, which enjoys the same longer stretch of walking alongside the River Thames and the village itself.
However, instead of the long walk along the quiet lane, it ventures out into the open countryside, hills and Great Chalk woodland that you'll find to the east of Goring.
We think this is a nicer and more adventurous route than route 2, but it's longer and there's more hill climbing involved if you want more of a workout.
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First-hand experiences
Picturesque village, lovely stretch of river and some wooded upland stretches
Walk information
This route is the one for you if you want more of a workout and just want to explore the undulating countryside to the east of Goring without visiting the river.
It takes you on an adventure through open countryside, it climbs and descends the hills of the area and it visits the Wroxhill, Park and Great Chalk woodlands.
The pub is next to the car park at the start.
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A well-liked walk
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First-hand experiences
Nice mid length walk with a bit of climbing and some great views. Had to climb a gate at one point to stay on the route though.
The area of woodland in the South west was closed to the public. I had to detour to the main road to complete the walk.
Walk information
This final and longest route basically has the best of all the other routes.
It explores the historic village of Goring with it's pretty church, it enjoys the long stretch of walking alongside the lovely River Thames, and it takes you on a long and strenuous workout walk through the countryside, hills and woodland that you'll find to the east of Goring.
Based on 2 user ratings
An outstanding walk
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