Group Holiday - Wiltshire 2022-09-16
2022 - Fri Sep 16^th -  10:00 
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Meet: Wiltshire Area, Salisbury Plain   SU 11302 55933   marathons.trooper.airtime
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Food: Picnic Lunches
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) Sat 17, Great Bedwyn and Crofton Pumping Station, Canal and Rail - 7.7 Miles.
2) Sun 18, Calne and Bowood Lake - 8.4 Miles
3) Mon 19, Avebury, Silbury and West Kennett - 5 Miles. 2 p.m. start.
4) Tue 20, Pewsey Downs and the White Horse Trail - 7.5 Miles.
5) Wed 21, Amesbury and Stonehenge - 8.5 Miles.
6) Thu 22, Calstone Down. A faded white horse. Shorter but hilly - 6.5 Miles.
7) Fri 23, Savernake Ancient Forest - 7 Miles
8) Sat 24, Devizes, The canal and another white horse - 7.5 miles.
9) Sun 25, West Woods - 7 Miles

The photos in this guide were taken in late November. Everything should be greener when we visit!

The walks ascend and descend from 300 to 670 feet. For comparison, a typical Suffolk walk might have 150 feet of ascent and descent.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire

Great Bedwyn - Walk 1 2022-09-17
2022 - Sat Sep 17^th -  10:00  - 7.7 Miles
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Meet: Great Bedwyn, St Mary, Church Street   SN8 3PE   SU 27710 64281   noodle.tracking.fabricate
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Food: Picnic Lunch
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
12 walkers attended.

Calne - Walk 2 2022-09-18
2022 - Sun Sep 18^th -  10:00  - 8.4 Miles
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Meet: Calne, Heritage Quarter Car Park, off A4, New Road   SN11 0SQ   ST 99796 70960   coil.faded.candy
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Food: Picnic Lunch
Visit Bowood Lake and walk the disused railway.
This walk has 400 feet of ascent and descent.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
15 walkers attended.

Avebury Silbury West Kennet - Walk 3 2022-09-19
2022 - Mon Sep 19^th -  14:00  - 5 Miles
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Meet: Avebury, NT, Off A4361, Beckhampton Rd   SN8 1QT   SU 09953 69658   tenders.waggled.ferried
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Food: Afternoon snack mid walk.
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
15 walkers attended.

Pewsey Downs - Walk 4 2022-09-20
2022 - Tue Sep 20^th -  10:00  - 7.5 Miles
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Meet: Pewsey Down, Workway Drove   SN8 4JX   SU 11576 63820   fattest.starred.flattery
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Food: Picnic Lunch
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
13 walkers attended.

Amesbury and Stonehenge - Walk 5 2022-09-21
2022 - Wed Sep 21^st -  10:00  - 8.5 Miles
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Meet: Amesbury, Recreation Road, Cemetery   SP4 7BE   SU 14990 41121   sometime.litigate.item
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Food: Picnic Lunch
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
11 walkers attended.

Calstone Down - Walk 6 2022-09-22
2022 - Thu Sep 22^nd -  10:00  - 6.5 Miles
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Meet: Small Grain Picnic Area, Bishops Cannings, South off A4   SN10 2LP   SU 01989 67040   drops.flanks.plodding
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Food: Picnic Lunch
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
14 walkers attended.

Savernake Forest - Walk 7 2022-09-23
2022 - Fri Sep 23^rd -  10:00  - 7 Miles
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Meet: Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Long Harry   SN8 4ND   SU 19894 67963   call.dumplings.shelved
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Food: Picnic Lunch
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
5 walkers attended.

Devizes - Walk 8 2022-09-24
2022 - Sat Sep 24^th -  10:00  - 7.5 Miles
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Meet: Devizes, Roundway   SN10 2HZ   SU 01503 64195   dorm.quack.obligated
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Food: Picnic Lunch
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
3 walkers attended.

West Woods - Walk 9 2022-09-25
2022 - Sun Sep 25^th -  10:00  - 7 Miles
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Meet: Marlborough, West Woods, South off A4 towards Clatford   SN8 4DZ   SU 16203 66651   typhoon.spud.little
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Food: Picnic Lunch
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.
Rural Rambles: Wiltshire
4 walkers attended.