Berkshire BASH Nash BASH 5-7th June
Berkshire Bash have the honour of mismanaging the 2026 Nash Bash, to be held at Wallingford Sports Park on 5-7th June 2026.
Nash Bash is a biennial gathering of Bashers (off-road mountain bike Hashers) to enjoy riding good trails, drinking good beer and generally having a good time. The weekend includes:-
Friday
Pub crawl around Wallingford followed by hog roast at the Sports Park. Bar until 11pm.
Saturday
A choice of three rides:
Long ~40 miles, a couple of stiff climbs and fast downhills on tracks and bridleways up and around the Ridgeway with some great views.
Medium ~25 miles, lanes, tracks and bridleways with some steady climbing followed by a lovely flowing downhill through the woods.
Short ~15 miles mainly country lanes and good tracks with some gentle climbing and descents.
All the trails call in at the South Oxon Brewery (SOX) near the
end.
Death on the Nile
An Agatha Christie/Death on the Nile themed party in the evening with a great live band (Pink Fish) and late bar. Agatha Christie lived in Wallingford for 40 years and is buried nearby in Cholsey.
Sunday
Recovery ride ~15 miles.
Cost
Early-bird price of £175 (£195 from 1 Jan 2026) covers
- Fri & Sat night camping.
- Fri night hog roast (Veg option available)
- Sat breakfast, packed lunch & hot buffet dinner Live Band and bar until late
- Sun breakfast, cold buffet lunch
- Tea & coffee available all weekend.
- Use of Sport Park changing facilities & toilets all weekend.
- Rides, down-downs and refreshments.
Registration
Please complete the registration form
And then follow the details in there to transfer payment.
What is a Bash (Bike Hash)?
A Bash is a Hash on a bike!
A Bash is a mainly off-road mountain bike ride following a trail marked
out with blobs
of flour (or possibly sawdust). The route follows quiet roads, country
lanes,
bridleways or permissive tracks and may go in any direction from a
junction (a
‘check’). At a junction the faster riders check-out the correct route
then mark it and
call “On On” for the slower riders to follow. This, ideally, allows to
slower riders to
keep up with the faster ones.
Wallingford
Wallingford is a pretty market
town on the river Thames between Reading and Oxford with great pubs,
cafes,
antique shops, walks and its own heritage train line It is close to the Ridgeway
and on the Thames Path with great rides,
walks and country pubs in the area.