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 …
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Tag: Kennet and Avon Canal
Visiting 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 …
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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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Today we are walking from Charlton Manor CL again, exploring a bit more of the Vale of Pewsey. It is amazing that we are so close to home, yet until this year hadn’t considered walking …
Continue readingMartinsell Hill and Milton Hill
Back in May I walked from Pewsey and visited Martinsell Hill and the Pewsey White Horse. The views were stunning and on showing the pictures to Lynnie she said she would like to walk there. …
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 readingBagging Cherhill and Devizes White Horses
Earlier in the year my walking buddy Mandy suggested we try and visit every white chalk horse in Wiltshire as part of our 2020 walks. At the time it seemed an easy task, but with …
Continue readingOn the Kennet & Avon Canal from Bradford-on-Avon to Trowbridge
It is the final day of this brief trip to Rode and after yesterday’s excursion to the Mendips we have decided to stay closer to the site today and make the short journey to Bradford-on-Avon …
Continue readingAqueducts and Lock Ups
During our travels we have covered many miles along canal towpaths, I find the industrial architecture around the construction of canals fascinating. Lynnie thinks too many miles on a towpath can be boring. It is …
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