Wokingham - Beating The Bounds - 13 Miles

'Beating the Bounds' was an ancient practice carried out to ensure the knowledge of parish boundaries was maintained and passed from generation to generation. This involved swatting local landmarks with branches to maintain a shared mental map of parish boundaries.

This new free event is being organised by Wokingham Town Council and Wokingham Lions Club, and features a route to walk as much of Wokingham town's boundary as possible. This will be approx. 16 miles following most of the perimeter of Wokingham Town Council’s administrative area - the exact boundary cannot be walked due to inaccessibility in some areas. For people wishing to walk not quite as far, there will be a shorter walks of approx. 2 or 7 miles taking in parts of the Town Council boundary to enjoy.

Note that children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.