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GW² Route Description Day 1 Salisbury to Broadchalke Linear Walk 10.3 miles 4 hours Easy Overview Starting from the Cathedral, you cross the famous water meadows, visit the racecourse and then proceed along lovely open Wiltshire downland with extensive views. Points of Interest 1. As the day’s walk is not that long, you have time to explore the city. Do take time to visit the Cathedral. You can view Britain’s tallest spire, inspect Europe’s oldest working clock and see the best preserved of the 4 surviving copies of the Magna Carta manuscripts in the Chapter House. Note the cleaned and repaired external stonework. The Cathedral Close has many fine buildings, including the Wiltshire Museum, the National Trust Mompesson House and Arundells, the home of the late Edward Heath and now a museum. 2. Salisbury is a city of rivers. Five meet around the city and water is never far away. 3. (135296) The retrospective views towards the Cathedral over the water meadows are almost unchanged from Constable days and his famous painting. 4. (135294) The mill dates from the 12th Century. 5. (108288) You are now on the Roman road which ran from Salisbury to Dorchester and will continue along this, with a few short exceptions, until you turn off for the last couple of miles. Beware of low flying golf balls! 6. (104282) Don’t get trampled under foot by the 12.30 race! If you are lucky and it is a race day, here is your chance to recover the cost of your holiday! 7. (092264) The 13th Century St Mary and St Lawrence’s redundant church is worth a visit. Places to Eat 1. If you want a coffee stop before you leave, try either The Boston Tea Party (next door to Waterstones) for some lovely home made cakes or The Refectory Cafe within the Cathedral for a spectacular view of the spire. 2. There is no opportunity for lunch time refreshment on your walk today, so make certain you stock up before leaving Salisbury. 3. On arrival at Broadchalke (as long as it is before 4.30pm weekdays or 4pm Saturday) pay a visit to the community shop (just along from the pub). A great local initiative with a very pleasant cafe in the converted chapel. Route Description Part 1 Cathedral to A3094 Crossing 1. From the west door of the Cathedral walk back towards the city, passing the almshouses on your RHS and go under the arch to the traffic lights. Here turn L into Crane St and, after crossing the river, turn L into gardens and cross over small footbridge. At far end of the gardens, go over longer footbridge and proceed across the water meadows. 2. (136294) Pass The Old Mill with river on your LHS and on emerging onto Middle St turn R. Ignore any roads off until this road bends to L and becomes Upper Stand then follow footpath ahead signed Bemerton. Continue with water on your RHS to junction of paths (114294)where turn L away from river into open field and head diagonally across aiming slightly to the L of pylon. Go through hedge over small bridge and head towards far side of field with glass houses visible. Pass through gate and cross main road. Part 2 A3094 Crossing to Stratford Tony 1. (114294) Walk up road signed Salisbury & S Wilts Golf Club, ignoring turn to R for club house. At top of hill, leave golf course by following footpath sign to R and cross racecourse through gaps in rails. 2. (104283) At junction of tracks, go ahead onto tarmac road and then shortly after turn R off road onto footpath with marker on LHS of closed gate. Continue straight on ignoring any turns off, even if they look more major, for about 1 mile when you exit onto road at junction and turn L to follow LH of the 2 roads, with Stratford Tony sign on R. At cross roads go straight over onto No Though Road with post box on your LHS. At next road junction turn R, signed Historic Church, cross over bridge and and follow track uphill to church. Part 3 Stratford Tony to Knighton Hill Wood 1. (093264) Keep church on RHS and go over stile into small field, crossing on diagonal to another stile and cross. Turn R onto track, emerging after about 1/4 mile onto open area between buildings and proceed to far LH corner and then turn L onto tarmac road. Go straight on at T junction signed Restricted Byway. At junction of tracks, keep ahead on concrete road. 2. (084253) At twin barns, turn R uphill, again signed Restricted Byway, go through gate at top of hill and turn L onto track. Go through another gate by beech trees and take RH fork. At clearly marked footpath sign turn R through gate off main track, which goes uphill. 3. (077244) Your route now is straight for almost 1 mile, first following footpath sign across field, going through 2 gates in field boundaries keeping same diagonal line and then aiming for LHS of metal pole marker. At far boundary of this field, contour round to R keeping valley on your RHS. Exit this field to LHS of electricity pole and cross track into next field, keeping same straight line. Aim to exit this field about 3/4 of the way along the LHS hedge and then turn R onto the rutted byway. Part 4 Kinghton Hill Wood to Broadchalke 1. (064233) When you emerge onto tarmac road, turn R and continue straight for about 3/4 mile to farm buildings. 2. (055243) Where tarmac road curves to R with flint barn ahead, take track ahead for about 20 yds and then turn L through gate before further buildings. Follow field boundary on your LHS and with line of trees on your R. Turn R about 1/2 way down by oak tree where white sign on fence points the way. Go across field aiming for LH end of line of trees and cross stile. Proceed across field towards marker on skyline and then angle L towards clump of trees, keeping valley on your LHS. After walking parallel with the line of trees on your RHS, exit field over stile in hedge and go downhill with field boundary on your RHS and with Broadchalke visible below. At bottom RH corner, drop down onto sunken path, cross over stile and continue down with field boundary on your RHS. Cross over final stile by gate and join track down towards village. At cross roads, go straight over, pass church on your L and arrive at The Queens Head. Day 2 Broadchalke to Cranborne Linear Walk 9.9 miles 4 hours Easy Walk Overview Moderate in length, this route takes you along a Roman road, visits the special areas of Martin Down and Bockerley Dyke, followed by an airy walk over Pentridge Hill with extensive views. Points of Interest 1. (049234) Middleton Down Nature Reserve (managed by The Wildlife Trusts) on your R is a steep sided combe the habitat in late spring and summer of butterflies and and wild flowers such as purple early gentian and many orchids. 2. (054224) For the next very straight 2 miles from here you are walking in the shoes of the Romans. 3. (037202) Martin Down National Nature Reserve ahead of you is an extensive area of unimproved chalk downland, one of the largest in the UK. It has never been ploughed and the grassland is managed by sheep grazing. The notice boards provide further information. 4. (038196) The visible part of Bockerley Dyke extends for over 2 miles ahead and is thought to date to the Bronze or Iron Age and still forms the Hampshire/Wiltshire county boundary. Probably a defensive earthwork and the age and scale of the construction are difficult to believe when you look back down from the top end. 5. (041171) Pentridge Hill is a fine viewpoint. To the south you can see the Isle of Wight, the high rise on the Bournemouth seafront, to the south west the Purbeck Hills and to the north the Wiltshire chalk ridges. 6. If you arrive in Cranborne on a Wednesday by mid afternoon, do visit the Manor Gardens, accessed through the Garden Centre. The setting of the Elizabethan Manor in beautiful gardens is well worth the entrance fee. Places to Eat 1. (039256) If you want a coffee in Broadchalke, call in at the Village Stores and try their cafe in this converted chapel, now run successfully on a community basis. 2. (033199) The only other possibility of refreshment on the way today is a mobile snack van on the A354 in a lay-by on the opposite side of the road. There is a gate onto the road at the most western end of the Dyke. It is open most mornings and at lunch time but, being mobile, there is no guarantee. 3. In Cranborne, The Potting Shed Cafe in the Garden Centre at the top end of the road coming in from Wimborne would be a useful stop for tea and cakes. For dinner you have the choice of either The Inn at Cranborne or La Fosse, both with good food. Route Description Part 1 Broadchalke to Vitrell Gate 1. Leave the village by the road opposite the pub. Go past the church on your RHS. At road T junction continue ahead and again at cross roads to follow track. Shortly after, take R fork on a bridleway and then continue up valley for about 1½ miles, ignoring path on R into Nature Reserve (unless you are going to visit).
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