Getting There
Sat Nav: SL3 9PA
Leave the M25 at Junction 14 to take the Horton Road, northbound 1st exit, southbound 4th exit, signed Poyle, Datchet.
Drive past the trading estate and at the next roundabout take the 2nd exit, signed Horton, Datchet
Follow the road as it bears to the right to enter Horton. The Five Bells is on the left hand side.
Park in the car park of the Five Bells.
Return to M25 Junction 14
Turn right out of the car park.
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit, signed Staines, Heathrow.
Continue along this road to return to junction 14 of the M25.
The Five Bells, Horton
Leave the car park and cross the road, bearing to the right, to walk down a track, Foundry Lane , opposite Bells Lane. The track is signed Colne Valley Way.
Pass Rose Cottage on your left, and continue along Foundry Lane. Look up to admire the flying pigs above the farm buildings on the left! Pass a mini-scrap yard on the right, and go through the open section of the large metal gate. This is signed with a blue Public Footpath sign.
The track now passes through open fields.
We walked as far as the white cottages ahead, and then turned round, which is a 30 minute walk.
The high bank over on the left is a retaining wall to the Queen Mother Reservoir, not part of the runway system (as someone thought).
If your dog is sensitive to aircraft noise, then this is not the ideal walk as the planes go over every 30 seconds or so.
Facilities
At the Five Bells. This is, so far, the one walk in which the pub is vastly superior to the walk. It's hard to believe that this small village pub so close to Heathrow possesses all the qualities so beloved by dog owners. The food is home made and tasty, service is efficient, and the prices reasonable. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the bar area, and dog water is provided. The atmosphere in the pub is genuinely welcoming, from the staff and other patrons alike. All the facilities were spotlessly clean.