Once again we are back at Cholsey Grange CL. We looked after this site last year when the owners Ted and Jackie were on holiday. We really enjoyed it and when they asked if we would do the same again this year, there was no hesitation on our part to say yes!
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Category: South East
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Two Short Walks from Cholsey Grange
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A Grand Day Out
For many years Lynnie has had a hankering for a day trip to Greenwich and the added benefit of going today is that we can meet up with Lolly. So we head to the station for the trip to Waterloo. For over twenty years this was my daily commute to work, these days it is a journey I make every six weeks or so. However, today I have Lynnie for company making the trip far more enjoyable than usual.
We meet Lolly at Waterloo and make for the River Bus to take us down to Greenwich. This is a first for me, all those years working in London, thousands of times over or under the Thames but never on it!
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Our Final Day at Cholsey Grange
It is our final day at Cholsey Grange, we will be heading home tomorrow. But before we depart there is still time for one more walk in this stunning countryside.
It is another cracking day, there are clouds in the sky, but no fear of any rain. I study the map and identify a “jam about” that for the major part will cover footpaths we have not previously walked. This is my favourite kind of walking.
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A Circular Route From Mill End to Marlow
Today we have planned a pleasant circular walk from Mill End. From the public car park on the outskirts of the village of Mill End we walk besides the road into the village. At the junction with the A4155 we turn left and pass Millend Farm before taking a footpath on the right leading to Hambledon Place.
The footpath turns to the right heading towards the River Thames after a couple of hundred yards we meet the river and turn right following alongside the riverbank. This is pleasant, flat, walking, enjoying occasional glimpses of the river.
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Aston Rowant Nature Reserve
After a very pleasant evening with Lolly and Toby I think we need a good walk to burn off the extra calories consumed yesterday. Lolly is a fine cook, just like her mother and both of her grandmothers. Last night’s delights included one of her special chicken pies and a cracking birthday cake.
After my morning stroll with the dogs I sit and examine the map to plot a route. It will be similar ground to that covered a few days ago, taking in part of the Icknield Way, but this time shorter and including Aston Rowant Nature reserve. Before leaving I need to keep the site to Ted’s high standards and cut the grass where a couple of vans have vacated.
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A Circular Route From Ibstone to Turville Heath and Fingest
I have had a couple of busy days, lots of activity at Cholsey Grange and completing some work whilst admiring the view from my office, the awning. After a week of being on site I am well into the routine of welcoming new arrivals and I am enjoying riding around on Ted’s mower! It’s a pity the grass is not growing quicker!
One of the new arrivals has been our friends Richard and Trudie, we met them here last year and have since kept in touch. Last night we caught up over a barbeque and a few drinks. It was good to share our thoughts of various sites we have stayed on and chat about football. They are full of anticipation for the new season as their team, Norwich City, returns to the Premier League.
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Jamming About In The Chilterns
Lynnie has gone out for the day with Lolly, they are taking a trip to London and have planned a walking tour. Also on their agenda is lunch at the Ciao Bella, in Lamb Conduit Street. This is probably my favourite London restaurant and one that I used to visit every week when I was staying and working in London ten years ago.
For me it is not the hustle and bustle of London (I’ve had enough of that in the past) but a day jamming about in The Chilterns. When in Norfolk last year we bumped into a chap who greeted us with “Tis a fine day for jamming about”. I’m not certain what the Norfolk definition of a “jam about” is, but I have chosen to define it as walking without a planned route, going where the mood takes you and hoping you end up where you started!
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A Walk Over Turville Down
In keeping with the weather of the past few days it is warm and cloudy and no rain forecast. After my early morning walk and a couple of hours working away in the awning it is time for a wander.
There are so many footpaths and circular walks leading from Cholsey Grange that you are almost spoilt for choice. I opt for a route I have done a couple of times before, but is always interesting and usually provides an opportunity to spot some wild life.
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A Jaunt Through Twigside Bottom
After my early morning stroll with the dogs it is time to check that all is okay with our fellow caravanners. This is not an arduous task, consisting mainly of chatting to make sure that everything is okay. During our travels we have found that CL owners have differing approaches. Some leave you to get on with it and frankly only seem interested in ensuring that you pay, whilst others impart local knowledge and information and are attentive without being intrusive.
We know from staying on Cholsey Grange that Ted and Jackie fall into the second group. Always available if you need some advice, visible on the site everyday but also leaving folk to get on and enjoy themselves. To supplement their knowledge there is a bag full of information that makes its way from van to van. The system works well.
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Return to Cholsey Grange
When we were travelling last year we made our second trip to Cholsey Grange. During our stay we discussed with Ted and Jackie looking after their beautiful CL caravan site whilst they went away on holiday.
There are numerous walks from this site and the location is perfect for us as it is close to where our daughter Lolly and her partner Toby live.
Cholsey Grange enjoys stunning views and an added bonus for me is that wifi has recently been installed on the site. So I can sit in the awning working and admiring the view whilst keeping an eye out for new arrivals.
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