It is a while since I last walked from Stockbridge so I have decided to head that way today. Years ago it was a regular spot for me, but these…
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Tag: Monarch’s Way
A Walk to Colmer’s Hill
Prior to setting off on this trip I studied the Ordnance Survey maps of the area to identify the local trig pillars I had not yet bagged. Visiting trigs has…
Read MoreA Walk to Pymore and Watton Hill
It is another miserable day. This grey overcast weather seems to have been going on for months. Yesterday we had a brief encounter with the sun, but we wake to…
Read MoreArundel Park to South Stoke
A few days ago the weather forecast for today was persistent rain from dawn to dusk, but yesterday evening it improved to show the rain moving through by early afternoon,…
Read MoreA Trig, Seal and Fleeing King
With the weather looking set fair for the day I have decided to head out for a bit of a jamabout from Arundel. It is an area I have not…
Read MoreMilestones and Bunkers
Like so many people I find the winter months a gradual drain on my mood. In years gone by when I commuted to London for work we headed to Lanzarote…
Read MoreFrost and a Monolith
The start of a new year sees me starting another “Walk the Year” challenge. In 2021 I aim to walk 2,021 miles. I started doing this annual challenge in 2018…
Read MoreTrigs and Handsel Sisters in Grovely Wood
I am continuing my quest to walk areas close to home I have not previously explored. So today I am off to Grovely Wood on the west side of Wilton…
Read MorePilsdon Hill and Lewesdon Hill
Before the year is out I plan to visit the highest point in Wiltshire at Milk Hill on a walk which will include bagging the Alton Barnes White Horse. It…
Read MoreWalking 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…
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