We are in the midst of a second lockdown so my walking in the last few weeks has been restricted to being out with one other person. When I was planning my walking for this …
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County: Wiltshire
Reaching 2,020 Miles in 2020
2020 is the third year I have taken on the challenge of “Walking the Year”, it started back in 2018 when I decided to walk 2,018 miles in the year and raise funds for the …
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I am out again today with my walking buddy Mandy as we continue our quest to walk to all eight of the Wiltshire White Horses in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have made it difficult …
Continue readingA Circuit To Etchilhampton Hill
We are nearly at the end of this short trip away, but there is still time for one more walk and an opportunity to bag a new Ordnance Survey trig pillar along the way. Visiting …
Continue readingCherhill Monument from Roundway Hill
Earlier in the year I visited the Cherhill Monument and White Horse with Mandy my walking buddy. It was part of our quest to visit all the Wiltshire white horses in 2020. It was a …
Continue readingVisiting Caen Hill Locks
One of our reasons for visiting Horse Lane Farm CL was to explore around Devizes, in particular to make a trip to Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. This well renowned rise …
Continue readingA Few Miles from Horse Lane Farm CL
In a normal year, and this is anything but a normal year, we would have been away in the caravan for around sixty nights by now. However this year we have had less than fifteen …
Continue readingRowde from Horse Lane Farm CL
We have decided to get away for another week in the caravan. We have not been shopping since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic relying on home delivery instead, we have worked out we …
Continue readingThe Smallest Village in Wiltshire
After a couple of weeks away I am back walking on my own again on Cranborne Chase. Over the last year I have done a number of walks from Broadchalke, but I am still trying …
Continue readingWalkers Hill from Pewsey
Last year with three walking buddies I walked the Sarsen Trail, the 26-mile walk between Avebury and Stonehenge. The route took us over Walkers Hill near the Alton Barnes White Horse and the views were …
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