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Puttenham is a trim village with some pleasant houses and cottages as you pass through. Keep ahead along The Street to reach The Good Intent pub, and maintain direction towards the parish church of St John the Baptist. As the road veers left around the church, note a sign on the left indicating the approach to Puttenham Camping Barn. Continue along the road as far as a T-junction (SU 934 479), where you turn right and walk beside the B3000 as far as the Harvester pub/restaurant. Here you cross the road onto a gravel drive leading to a golf course.

Puttenham Camping Barn is an attractively restored listed barn that was converted to provide simple wardened accommodation for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. With places for up to 12 people, it has self-catering facilities, and showers heated by solar panels. The Camping Barn is listed in the Independent Hostel Guide, but advanced booking is essential (www.puttenhamcampingbarn.co.uk).

After passing the clubhouse continue ahead. After a while pass a barn, then the way forks. Take the main left branch (the right-hand option goes to a cricket pavilion) and shortly after this it forks again. This time take the right branch (the left branch goes to Greyfriars Vineyard), in effect continuing straight ahead along the edge of the golf course. After a while you pass houses, then the way narrows to enter woods. At a staggered crosstracks keep ahead; the track is now little more than footpathwide and it takes you out to a metalled lane which goes beneath the A3 and a second road bridge adorned with two large wooden crosses.