Through The Gap

Goring to Pangbourne

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Water walk: This walk takes you through the dramatic Goring Gap, with the hills dominating the Berkshire Downs to the west and the wooded Chilterns to the east. The Goring Gap is the narrowest part of the Thames Valley with the river and a railway nestled between the hills either side. Downstream of Goring the walk takes you under Brunel’s red brick railway bridge and over only one of the two remaining toll bridges on the river, in Whitchurch.

Winter warmer: You will find several lovely pubs in Goring. In Whitchurch there is the Ferry Boat or Greyhound and Pangbourne boasts more lovely pubs including The Swan, which overlooks the river and is where an exhausted Jerome K Jerome finished his journey in ‘Three men in a boat’.

Length: 5 miles
Time: 2 1/2 hours

Train stations: Goring & Streatley and Pangbourne

Stay overnight: Enjoy an oriental hotel experience at The Elephant Hotel, situated in the middle of the bustling village of Pangbourne and only a short walk from the River Thames.

Or why not stay at the The Miller of Mansfield - a rural retreat, hot on its food and with a serious cellar.