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Walk 1 a 7/3/05 11:10 Page 2 walk 1 A 7/3/05 11:10 Page 2 1 1 8Km/ 5 MILES 1 ⁄ 2 - 2 HOURS EASY Walk Stroud Cirencester OXFORDSHIRE Nailsworth Faringdon Abingdon Tetbury Cricklade Barbury Castle and the Ridgeway Wantage Malmesbury Swindon BERKSHIRE Chippenham Bristol POINTS OF INTEREST AND LOCAL buildings and architectural styles that span Corsham Avebury Hungerford Bath Melksham Marlborough INFORMATION 300 years Devizes owbridge WILTSHIRE Kingscler ● Barbury Castle, near Marlborough, was built Basingstoke ● A mile from Marlborough is the Westbury ome Andover by the Celts in the sixth century.Constructed magnificent 4,500 acre Savernake Forest, Warminster Pilton HAMPSHIRE in a double-earth bank design, the outer bank with its long Grand Avenue flanked by a Amesbury Mere Wilton was reinforced with huge Sarsen Stones that cathedral-like arcade of beech trees. Henry VIII incanton Winchester can still be seen today. Barbury castle offers hunted deer here and married Jane Seymour, IS THIS WALK great views north of the Marlborough Downs whose family lived nearby FOR YOU? towards Swindon and can be a good spot to ● Between Barbury Castle and Marlborough Terrain Downland watch the sunrise as the mist clears you can access the Marlborough and Stiles 2 ● The Science Museum, at Wroughton Chiseldon Railway Path, a level path which was Suitable for Airfield, stores and conserves large objects a disused railway line Average walkers from the National Collections including air ● Lydiard Park and House is a beautifully transport, land transport, agricultural PLANNING restored, elegant Georgian Country House in Start/parking machinery and firefighting.Limited opening 260 acres of 18th century parkland.There are SU156761,car park at hours - for details, tel 01793 814466 many paths and trails through the woods and Barbury Castle Country ● Marlborough is an ideal base for riding, by the lake, and in early spring the woodlands Park rambling and cycling.It has attracted visitors are carpeted with snowdrops.The park is ideal Nearest town since the days of the stagecoach and has for picnics and has a woodland adventure Swindon excellent accommodation, restaurants and playground for children. Parking and entry to Refreshments Café at shopping.The town has one of the widest high the grounds are free. From the M4 take exit 16 Barbury Castle URISM streets in England, with many Georgian and follow the brown signs to Lydiard Park Country Park; Patriots TO Arms, Chiseldon; several pubs in TSHIRE Wroughton WIL Public toilets Barbury A delightful downland walk for a clear day. Part of the route is along the Ridgeway,said to be Castle Country Park Public transport Europe’s oldest road.The Iron Age hillfort of Barbury Castle is believed to be the site at which Bus no.70 Cynric defeated the Britons in 556AD. Swindon-Marlborough stops at Chiseldon. The walk Bus no.49 1 Start will pass a covered reservoir, climb Burderop Down.The track Swindon-Trowbridge Leave the car park using the way enclosed by a fence.The path then skirts to the L of a burial mound. stops in Wroughton. that you entered.At the road turn drops fairly steeply to a stile and On the northern slopes of For further details to the R and pass Upper Herdswick gate.At this point you will join a Burderop Down there are the contact Wiltshire Bus Line, tel 08457 090899 Farm on your L. track-way with a hedge on either remaining ridges of an old field side that comes in behind you system. Follow the track over MAPS 2 1 0.3km/ ⁄ 4 mile from the L. Burderop Down to join the road. Ordnance Survey Explorer After the farm, take the first gate 157 Marlborough & 1 on your L which is sign-posted the 3 3.8km/ 2 ⁄ 2 miles 5 8km/ 5 miles Savernake Forest Ridgeway Long Distance Footpath. Turn L, and follow this track.When Turn L to find the car park. Follow the obvious track along an you join a concrete track bear L ACCOMMODATION undulating ridge (Smeathe’s Ridge) and follow round to the R. Go If you would like to find with fine views to the east and straight ahead keeping a line of somewhere to stay in south of Liddington Castle, trees on your L. Wiltshire, please go to Aldbourne Chase, Savernake URISM www.visitwiltshire.co.uk, TO Forest, and the northern edge of 4 6.4km/ 4 miles Where to Stay. Salisbury Plain.After a gate and a At a gate you join a track at a TSHIRE seat, the path forks to the L.You T- junction.Turn L and start to WIL.
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