Wiltshire Avebury Circular

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ON PAGE 60 parking) and you can actually free admission (other than car Stonehenge. Less crowded, experience to nearby many, Avebury is a superior that dot the landscape. To system of Ancient monuments bank and ditch, and is part of a circles – is encircled by a huge circle – strictly speaking, three BC, Neolithic Avebury stone Built between 2850 and 2200 and other prehistoric sites. made mound in Europe, tallest prehistoric human- includes Silbury Hill, the stone circle. This circuit world’s largest prehistoric Heritage-listed Avebury, the FEATURE metres km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 CHOSEN BY… and around World A wondrous stroll to DAMIAN HALL 03 u Distance: 10.8km/6 2 4 AVEBURY CIRCULAR WILTSHIRE 6 ¾ far-reaching views. downs under big skies, with stirring walk along the chalky wonders this would be a Even without these ancient Ridgeway National Trail. and a glorious section of the the White Horse Trail (briefly) The route includes parts of touch the rocks themselves. 1 five minutes you’ll see Silbury narrow but clear path. After bigger farm gate) to follow a a small walkers’ gate (next to broad farm track. Go through waymarker) onto a stony, White Horse Trail (purple through wooden gate on the turn R and cross with care. Go back towards the road (A4361), miles u GR A From the car park, head Start D Avebury stone circle, 8 I E Time: 2 Time: N T

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TOM BAILEY TOM PHOTO: Hill (though it can be difficult Hill (though it can be difficult gate, directly opposite Silbury Go over stile. After a wooden continue in the same direction. wooden gates, over a stile and Hill on your R. Go through two 1 4 Nearest town PLANNING Stiles 6 climbs and lane sections walking, with a few short Is it for me? Mostly field A4361, grid ref SU098696 Trust car park, just off the Start/parking National ROUTE Landranger 173 Maps OS Explorer 157, from Calne infrequently from Swindon; APL Travel transportPublic Bus 49 Gallery, Avebury toiletsPublic Behind Barn Trust), Avebury Circles Café (National Lion (01672 539266), Refreshments The Red Marlborough PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 1 6

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ONON PAGEPAGE 60?? neolithic monument. neolithic monument. with this world-famous to get up close and personal grab a coffee before returning you can pay for admission and you to the ticket office where join the hordes, buses will take away. And if you do want to visitor centre a couple of miles visitors, while bypassing the to the stones as paying route gets you almost as close explore on foot. This circular to make it much easier to has been extensively restored 1 River Avon, cross A345 and FEATURE metres Head W out of village over Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 CHOSEN BY… around Stonehenge The landscape MARK SUTCLIFFE 04 u Distance: 17.8km/11 miles u miles 17.8km/11 Distance: 2 4 STONEHENGE WILTSHIRE 6 byway round the perimeter. edge of Larkhill Camp on to the N are impressive. Skirt trackless vastness of the plain point on top. Views of the head for long barrow with trig course, go L uphill on byway. course. At W edge of race across the point to point over track and cross roads 4 3 2 skyline between copses. climbing gradually SW to byway. Continue over track, head out onto the plain on GR A The view of those iconic At top of hills, continue miles 2km/1 Approaching top of hill, 3.5km/2 miles After half a mile, at fork 4.1km/2 miles stones from the north. D 8 I Time: 4 hours u 4 hours Time: E N T

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TOM BAILEY TOM PHOTO: then R down Willoughby Road. L along verge for half a mile camp. At the busy Packway, go keep L, sticking to perimeter of 1 4 ROUTE Landranger 184 Maps OS Explorer 130 www.salisburyreds.co.uk Figheldean - in between village stops – including Salisbury with several between Swindon and transportPublic X5 bus Stonehenge visitor centre toiletsPublic on route in Durrington visitor centre and shops Refreshments Stonehenge Nearest town Durrington PLANNING Stiles 4 section of road walking. downland. One extended and tank tracks over open Is it for me? Footpaths grid ref SU153470 car park in Figheldean, Working Men’s Club Start/parking PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 1 6 A B

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4 ID: 12 11 1 3 TZID27066 TRAILZILLA 9 10 Download OS maps © Country Walking August 2015 August Walking © Country Use the TZID to download the walk from www.lfto.com/routes or search for it in the Country Walking Best Walks in Britain App u for PC, iPhone, iPad and £12.50 from Android START stones round again with huge round stones R. Go through to embankment National for (turn R here gate and turn L. Track cafe) Trust lane and turn L thenmeets of the the rest explore R to follow Or kink R to circle. stone the car park. back to path 8 2 2 3 6 7 4

5 5 START 1 7.4km/4½ miles 7.4km/4½ on Overton crossroads At 10km/6 miles 10km/6 with road busy Cross Down, by Fyfield Down nature nature Down Fyfield by Down, (SP turn L, downhill reserve, on Avebury towards Byway), As it levels path. wide chalky L and head to path out ignore buildings. Track farm for after Just a lane. becomes see the village of Avebury you a gate ahead, turn R through circle stone the Avebury into to it round Follow itself. the road. 5 4 great care. Turn R to follow follow R to Turn care. great next onto path flag-stone and follow of Avebury section Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapshop WILTSHIRE CIRCULAR AVEBURY 4km/2½ miles 4km/2½ lane When lane. Go L at 1.7km/1 mile 1.7km/1 of the hill, the bottom At OS Explorer map 157 u to see due to trees here), turn L here), trees see due to to Hill up Waden and go directly Turn path. grassy on obvious of views posh-seat back for the at flattens Silbury Hill. Path the down then tumbles you top other side with the purposeful- of the Avenue looking stones L. soon seen on your 2 3 don’t go through the stile, the stile, don’t go through in field and turn R. stay instead the to a KG L through Turn and KG to over and cross road KG Go through turn R on path. to path permissive and follow on emerge R to curves R. Path and go with care Cross road, and into stile over steps down to stile field, turning L. Go over lane and turn R. Lane bends L, bridge and into then R, over R. to road Ignore Kennet. East to path take long wall, After and house wall L between Cottage). PF/Manor (SP bends R, keep straight on, on straight bends R, keep a bridge, Go over another lane. at L on main track take going uphill, soonjunction, uphill. bending R, continuing out. Go past flattens Path tumuli mound on R. Cross Hill Overton at road busy and tumuli lumps with care, N along the on R. Continue with on track, Stay Ridgeway. nearly for views, far-reaching L. 3km, ignoring a turning to u 03

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ID: 12 11 1 10 TRAILZILLA TZID27065 9 Download OS maps © Country Walking August 2015 August Walking © Country Use the TZID to download the walk from www.lfto.com/routes or search for it in the Country Walking Best Walks in Britain App u for PC, iPhone, iPad and £12.50 from Android START across field on L-hand path to to path field on L-hand across woods. through pick up path at stile lane to across Continue paddock N across track. farm paddock next and exit stile to road Jink R then cross via gate. taking FP heading N between fields to houses then across L then road Figheldean. At start. to return L again to 8 2 3 4 7 5 6 12km/7½ miles12km/7½ N along edge Continue 15.3km/9½ miles 15.3km/9½ R then to road Follow 13.2km/8 miles 13.2km/8 past road Follow of woodland to Durrington Durrington to of woodland Follow Neolithic village. Walls N edge to of the W wall curve faint then follow of earthwork in N perimeter. gate to track N of FP round Follow side and follow roundabout R. your pub to leaving road after 400 yards take FP L take 400 yards after 10 11 12 Sainsburys towards River Avon. Avon. River towards Sainsburys 200 yards go L for church At river then R on FP and across Milston FP to Follow on FB. Brigmerston. then L to Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapshop WILTSHIRE STONEHENGE miles ¾ 7.5km/4 along byway SW Continue miles11.5km/7 of copse SE corner At 9.8km/6 miles 9.8km/6 and L gate Go through 7km/4 miles 7km/4 on Cursus to on byway SS 8.5km/5 miles 8.5km/5 out NE along byway, Walk OS Explorer map 130 u along King Barrow Ridge then along King Barrow SP The Bridleway R and L onto E end of the Cursus, At Cursus. E to path turn R along grassy briefly. join disused railway u 5 6 7 8 9 the N side of the Stonehenge the N side of Stonehenge on R, copse last After site. appear suddenly the stones hill. of the next on the crest then at GR SU126417 take path take GR SU126417 then at a After downland. R across you’ll yards, of hundred couple Avenue. with The intersect in fence gate this E to Follow track. E to and continue towards stones. Visitor centre centre Visitor stones. towards buses, shuttle by is accessed you on foot arrive but if you nearer get to pay will need to point entry at Staff the stones. shuttle onto you should allow for centre visitor bus back to buy need to but you’ll free, stones. back to get to tickets from climb up bank away and head N along FP railway turn road, signed Larkhill. At then L in FP 250 yards R for Woodhenge GR SU147435. at lane if down is 400 yards a detour. make to want you 04

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