Henley again!

Another trip out this week courtesy of Raymond Hugh's (not, as I had earlier said, Hugh Raymond) Adventurous walks book, which took us through more woodland than I even knew still existed in the South of England.  While it was immensely enjoyable, I have to say I felt pretty much wrung out by the end of it.

In common with many of his other walks, Mr Hugh waxes lyrical about every pub en route, and there are lots.  At exactly the half way point, is a Brakspear's Pub called the Crooked Billet.  This place is so old fashioned, it doesn't even have a bar, with an obliging fellow fetching whatever you have ordered for you.  Clearly, its a food establishment, and Hugh promises a visit not to be forgotten.  Given that hugh's book is 18 years old now, the beer probably wasn't £4 per pint when he wrote it, but it certainly is now!  Still, it was good, and well earned.  And its a pretty pub, as you can see.

While Hug's books are out of print, Ive found a web site which seems to have some in a very similar style - and will certainly bear investigation. Its called Fancy Free Walks which is a little twee, but if the content's good I think we can forgive that...

I mentioned in the last post that a bunch of us had signed up for TrailTrekker.  The sponsorship site is up now, so why not take a look and see if you're feeling generous?