'The Excursion – Saturday 7th July.
Plans laid for our entertainment led to a delightful outing.
Ufton Court proved a most interesting + even thrilling adventure with its secret panels,
priests’ holes and treasure hidey places. [...]
In the course of a happily chosen route through what I should like to describe as Newcomers
to Reading scenery we halted at Kingsclere Church + there for the first time many of us saw a
race horse in a stained glass church window. On looking at the type-written programme of our
way I see we passed other spots with alluring names ‘Round Oak’, the Falcon, the Pineapple,
the Ship, the Bolton Arms but no stops were permitted at any of these, and as official
programmes were only issued to actual drivers of cars, our passengers were brought safely
through in blissful ignorance of the potency of Berkshire welcome. [...]
The official route is appended.
[The typescript of the itinerary, with handwritten title, is pasted into the minutebook and
reads as follows.]
Excursion to Ufton Court
Proceed to "Three Firs", Burghfield, take road towards "Round Oak", taking 2nd on right and
twice bear left to Ufton Court.
Return same road and proceed to "Round Oak", and forward to Kingsclere via "Falcon",
"Pineapple" and "Ship".
If time allows, pause Kingsclere for short visit to Church.
Leave Kingsclere by Overton road, bear right "Bolton Arms" and soon after sharp left on
Sydmonton road. After 2˝ miles turn sharp left at 4 X roads for Overton uphill to Supper site.
Return by same road to Kingsclere, there bear right for Basingstoke and thence to Reading.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Driving members of the XII Book Club Manuscript: Sheet
