With both dogs limited to how far they can walk we are out for a short walk on the downs. Old age is catching up with Dexter, his arthritic joints won’t let him go far and …
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Category: South West
A Stroll Around Church Copse
Usually at this time of year we are away in the caravan exploring the countryside. However, with the current Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting sensible restrictions on travel and the “lock down” of people we …
Continue readingFavourite Walks in Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a stunning county to walk in with far reaching views from chalk downland. It does not contain any significant peaks, the highest point in the county is Milk Hill which stands at 968 …
Continue readingVisiting the Fovant Badges
Today Lynnie and I are out for a days walking on Cranborne Chase to check out a route I plan to use as a guided walk in a few days time. The starting point for …
Continue readingExploring the Cranborne Chase from Tollard Royal
A few days ago I was chatting to Mandy, one of my walking buddies and I mentioned a walk I had done on Cranborne Chase earlier in the year. This led to us realising that …
Continue readingAvebury to Stonehenge on the Sarsens Trail
Earlier in the year with three friends, Mandy, Glenda and Ged, I walked the Clarendon Way, the 27-mile route between Winchester Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral it was a cracking day and the four of us …
Continue readingA Circuit from Melplash to Powerstock
The last few weeks have been very busy, too busy to get away in the caravan. For some time we have been having work done on our home so have needed to be around for …
Continue readingThe Old Shaftesbury Drove and Broad Chalke from Salisbury
For someone who walks around the Country so much it is surprising there are places local to home that I have never explored. Today I plan to rectify this a little by walking from the …
Continue readingAlong the Tarka Trail from East Yarde
Today Crosby and I are back on the Tarka Trail, our starting point is the small hamlet of East Yarde a few miles outside of Great Torrington.
Continue readingA Wander Around Appledore
After my lengthy walk yesterday we decide on a quiet day, only strolling into Appledore so Lynnie can “bag” another Hockings Ice Cream van. From previous visits she knows one parks near the quay and …
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