2022 - Fri Sep 16^th -  10:00 
Group Holiday - Wiltshire 2022-09-16
Food: Picnic Lunches
More: Wiltshire Group Holiday.
Five thousand five hundred years of history ...
Henges, barrows, canals, railways and ancient woodlands.
Nine days walking from Saturday 17th to Sunday 25th September.
The terrain includes hills from 300 to 670 ft ascent and descent.
This is only slightly more strenuous than the Shellingford series.
Please book your own accommodation in the area.
There is no obligation to attend all nine walks.
Arrive and depart when you like to suit your commitments.

BROCHURE

THE WALKS SEPTEMBER 2022

10 a.m. starts. 2p.m. on the Queen's funeral Monday.
5 to 8.5 mile walks.

1) Great Bedwyn and Crofton Pumping Station, Canal and Rail - 7.7 Miles.
2) Calne and Bowood Lake - 8.4 Miles
3) Avebury, Silbury and West Kennett - 5 Miles. 2 p.m. start.
4) Pewsey Downs and the White Horse Trail - 7.5 Miles.
5) Amesbury and Stonehenge - 8.5 Miles.
6) Calstone Down. A faded white horse. Shorter but hilly - 6.5 Miles.
7) Savernake Ancient Forest - 7 Miles
8) Devizes, The canal and another white horse - 7.5 miles.
9) West Woods - 7 Miles
10.1) Old Sarum - 3 miles
10.2) Keyhaven and Lymington Marshes - 3.4 Miles

The walks ascend and descend from 300 to 670 feet. For comparison, a typical Suffolk walk might have 150 feet of ascent and descent.
Meet: Wiltshire Area, Salisbury Plain   SU 11302 55933   marathons.trooper.airtime


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Sat Sep 17^th -  10:00  - 7.7 Miles
Great Bedwyn - Walk 1 2022-09-17
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: Visit the summit of the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Visit the pumping station at Crofton.
Entry to the site is free.
Entry to the museum and engines is 5 pounds / 4.40 concession + 50p if you do a gift aid form. The engines will not be working on our visit.
About half the walk is close to the canal and railway.
The return path crosses the Tottenham Estate.
This walk has 351 feet ascent and descent.
Attendance: 12
Meet: Great Bedwyn, St Mary, Church Street   SN8 3PE   SU 27710 64281   noodle.tracking.fabricate


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Sun Sep 18^th -  10:00  - 8.4 Miles
Calne - Walk 2 2022-09-18
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: Visit Bowood Lake and walk the disused railway.
This walk has 400 feet of ascent and descent.
Attendance: 15
Meet: Calne, Heritage Quarter Car Park, off A4, New Road   SN11 0SQ   ST 99796 70960   coil.faded.candy
Parking: P&D. 50p Sundays


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Mon Sep 19^th -  14:00  - 5 Miles
Avebury Silbury West Kennet - Walk 3 2022-09-19
Food: Afternoon snack mid walk.
More: We are delaying the start for people to follow the funeral of the late Queen.
Our route has been reduced from 8 to 5 miles.
We'll still visit Silbury Hill, West Kennet long barrow and finish at the Avebury stone circle via the West Kennet Avenue.
We will skip The Sanctuary but this is easily visited by car afterwards.
Parking for a car costs seven pounds. Free for NT members.
There are attractions including shops, a restaurant, the Red Lion pub, a museum and more.
This walk has less than 302 feet of ascent and descent.
The A4 crossings are tricky. Please take great care.
The Mid Wiltshire group has been invited to join us.
Attendance: 15
Meet: Avebury, NT, Off A4361, Beckhampton Rd   SN8 1QT   SU 09953 69658   tenders.waggled.ferried
Parking: National Trust Car Park Charges


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Tue Sep 20^th -  10:00  - 7.5 Miles
Pewsey Downs - Walk 4 2022-09-20
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: Walk along the ridge of the White Horse and drop down for a mile along the Kennet and Avon canal. There are 535 feet of ascent and descent on this walk. In clear weather, Salisbury plain can be seen and heard if live fire training is taking place. In certain weather conditions, föhn (fern) effect, there is a microclimate that makes the sun shine on the white horse.
The Mid Wiltshire group has been invited to join us.
Attendance: 13
Meet: Pewsey Down, Workway Drove   SN8 4JX   SU 11576 63820   fattest.starred.flattery


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Wed Sep 21^st -  10:00  - 8.5 Miles
Amesbury and Stonehenge - Walk 5 2022-09-21
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: Walk close to Stonehenge approaching along the Avenue.
This walk has 407 ft of ascent and descent.
The route crosses the river Avon twice.
Take extra care crossing the A303!
The Mid Wiltshire group has been invited to join us.
Attendance: 11
Meet: Amesbury, Recreation Road, Cemetery   SP4 7BE   SU 14990 41121   sometime.litigate.item


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Thu Sep 22^nd -  10:00  - 6.5 Miles
Calstone Down - Walk 6 2022-09-22
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: The white horse was in dire need of a clean. It was hard to see.
This walk has 666 feet of ascent and descent.
The Mid Wiltshire group has been invited to join us.
Attendance: 14
Meet: Small Grain Picnic Area, Bishops Cannings, South off A4   SN10 2LP   SU 01989 67040   drops.flanks.plodding


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Fri Sep 23^rd -  10:00  - 7 Miles
Savernake Forest - Walk 7 2022-09-23
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: Visit this ancient woodland of beech, oak and many other trees.
This walk has 328 feet of ascent and descent.
The Mid Wiltshire group has been invited to join us.
Attendance: 5
Meet: Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Long Harry   SN8 4ND   SU 19894 67963   call.dumplings.shelved


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Sat Sep 24^th -  10:00  - 7.5 Miles
Devizes - Walk 8 2022-09-24
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: Devizes and the Caen Hill flight of locks followed by Rowde village.
Plus another white horse at Roundway.
The permissive path version (recommended) avoids some busy road walking.
The Wadworth Brewery Visitor Centre is close to our, possibly extended, lunch stop.
This walk has 486 feet of ascent and descent.
The Mid Wiltshire group has been invited to join us.
Attendance: 3
Meet: Devizes, Roundway   SN10 2HZ   SU 01503 64195   dorm.quack.obligated


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Sun Sep 25^th -  10:00  - 7 Miles
West Woods - Walk 9 2022-09-25
Food: Picnic Lunch
More: The west Woods are south of the A4. The route includes the National Trust site at Lockeridge Dene and Piggledene where sarsen stones litter the landscape. Most of the walk is in woodland. This walk has 600 feet of ascent and descent.
Attendance: 4
Meet: Marlborough, West Woods, South off A4 towards Clatford   SN8 4DZ   SU 16203 66651   typhoon.spud.little


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Mon Sep 26^th -  10:00  - 3 Miles
Old Sarum - Walk 10.1 2022-09-26
More: Old Sarum Castle dates back to 400 BC. There are impressive ramparts and the remains of the original Salisbury Cathedral. If you combint walk 10.1 with 10.2 there is a drive through the new forest. Alternatively visit Salisbury centre and cathedral and the river Avon.
Meet: Old Sarum, Off A345, Castle Road   SP1 3SD   SU 13945 32685   shun.attending.composers
Parking: Pay and Display


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

2022 - Mon Sep 26^th -  10:00  - 3.4 Miles
Keyhaven and Lymington Marshes - Walk 10.2 2022-09-26
More: Walk round this nature reserve and take in views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. There is P+D parking at the yacht club plus a few free spaces at "P" on the map.
Meet: Hurst View, Lower Pennington Lane   SO41 8AL   SZ 31883 92710   revamped.with.code
Parking: Space for 6 to 8 cars.


Rural Rambles: Wiltshire