Velolife via Henley
22mile bike ride, mainly on road. Nasty steep climb on a busy road out of Henley to Remenham Hill, but otherwise a lovely ride. Stopped at Velolife cafe for elevenses.
Checkendon Sculptures
2 1/2 Mile Walk Footpaths are easy to follow. An on-road section on a quiet lane. Parking: Checkendon Church (small public car park). Coordinates 51.542006, -1.044476 Bus: The Southern tip of the route is about half a mile from Woodcote on the X40 route - check Thames Travel website. At the southern tip of the route is the 'Nuba Survival'. A striking, greater than life size, sculpture of 2 skeletons embracing. It stands by a collapsed barn in a field. There is no signage - just walk up the edge of the field. More info here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nuba-survival-sculpture The other sculptures are found on the footpath from the equestrian centre back to the church. The owner was passing on a quad bike as we were admiring the sculptures and chatted to us about them Map of Route Walked with Tony 27th March 2021. Thanks to Tony for use of his photos The Nuba Survival A haha with a hedge. The owners of Checkendon Court more anxious to keep out prying eyes than t...
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