In recent months I have done a couple of walks taking in Barford Down, but I have yet to walk there with Lynnie so today we are going to rectify this by doing a slightly …
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Barford Down Via Downton
In March I did a walk from Alderbury taking me across Barford and Standlynch Downs. Despite these downs being close to home it was the first time I had walked them and I vowed to …
Continue readingWalking The Sarum Way
Over twenty years ago I purchased a guide to The Sarum Way, a circular walk around Salisbury and Wilton covering over thirty miles. I have often thought about tackling this walk but in normal times …
Continue readingMartin Down and Pentridge Hill
Recently I have done a couple of walks starting on Martin Down it has been good to explore this area that is close to home but not somewhere I have previously visited. Since the start …
Continue readingCranborne Common from Martin Down
Following my trip to Martin Down last week I have decided to explore more of the area. It is an ideal place to start a walk with a large car park providing immediate access to …
Continue readingA Circuit from Pitton to West Tytherley
One of the challenges walking during the current lockdown is finding sufficient variation in my walks. Most years we would have already been away in the caravan a few times by now, but this year …
Continue readingA Roman Road and Droves from Martin Down
I continue to look for new locations to walk whilst staying close to home. Until now I have coped better than I anticipated with not getting away in the caravan, but I still need some …
Continue readingThree OS Trigs and The Pewsey White Horse
Now that the lock down restrictions have been lifted I am starting to undertake some walks a bit further from home. I am not driving far, but within twenty miles of home there are numerous …
Continue readingTwenty Mile Circuit to Clearbury Ring
For many years I have intended walking from Pitton to Clearbury Ring. As a circular walk it is over twenty miles, a distance I walk regularly. In normal circumstances, when travelling with the caravan, time …
Continue readingA Three Mile Circuit from the Silver Plough
Today I am heading out for a circular walk I have followed for most of my life. By my early teens I had developed a passion for being out in the countryside and used to …
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