Cycleway Written Directions
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Wiltshire Cycleway – Written Directions WILTSHIRE CYCLEWAY – WRITTEN DIRECTIONS SECTION 1 - BRADFORD-ON-AVON (The Lock Inn Cafe) TO DILTON MARSH Start at The Lock Inn café and cycle over the bridge, past the The Barge Inn pub on your left and continue straight ahead over the mini-roundabout. Take the next right signposted for Westwood. At the next T junction take a right. At the New Inn pub, take the next left. At the next T junction turn right and continue over the bridge and up the hill with Farleigh Castle to your right. Take the next left signposted for Rode just before The Hungerford Arms. Continue through the next crossroads at Tellisford. At The Mill at Rode pub, turn left and continue over the bridge to Rode village. Take the next right into Lower Street. Continue to the next junction at The Cross Keys pub and turn right onto Straight Lane and pass the school on your left. At the next crossroads, turn left towards Rudge. At the next crossroads, continue straight over the A361 towards Rudge. At the next T junction, turn left following the signs for Rudge. Continue up the hill passing the stables on your right and into Rudge village until you reach The Full Moon pub to your left. Take the turning left straight after the pub signposted towards Brokerswood Country Park. Continue past The Kicking Donkey pub on your left. At the next crossroads near Brokerswood Country Park with the little green chapel to your right, turn right towards Dilton Marsh. Continue for the next 2 miles along Fairwood Road. At the end of Fairwood Road, turn left onto Dilton Marsh High Street, then immediately right at the mini roundabout. SECTION 2 - DILTON MARSH (High Street) TO MAIDEN BRADLEY From the mini roundabout (near the A3098/B3098 roundabout), continue along the High Street bearing left at the next junction with Petticoat Lane on your right until the road terminates. Make your way through the railings with caution, and turn right up Tower Hill. Continue through Hisomley crossroads and straight on for the next 2.5 miles towards Chapmanslade. At the approach of the village, take the next left into Huntenhull Lane by the phone box on the green. At Huntenhull Green, bear left towards Corsley. Continue round the right-hand bend and at the next junction, take the next right signposted for Longleat. Continue to The Cross Keys pub which is situated on your left and take the turning left immediately after into The Hollow and along Heathway. 1 Wiltshire Cycleway – Written Directions After 0.5 miles, take next left onto the A362 into Corsley Heath by PNC Telecom with The Royal Oak pub opposite. Then take the immediate right by the phonebox, signposted to Whitbourne Moor. At the next set of crossroads at Temple Common, turn left towards Temple. At the next staggered crossroads in Temple, take the next turning right signposted to Longhedge. Continue through Chapel Barton and Longhedge towards Longleat. At the next T junction, turn right up the hill towards the entrance for Longleat. Keep cycling for the next mile through Longleat past the animal enclosures on your left. At the end of the drive, turn left towards the pay booths and stay in the far right lane bypassing them and cycle straight on towards Longleat grounds and gardens. Follow the signs to the open grounds with Longleat House to your right. With the road bearing right, continue over the lakes still heading towards Longleat House. When you reach the front of Longleat House, turn left and continue straight up the drive and through the archway. The road then bears right until you reach The Bath Arms pub in Horningsham, situated on your right. Continue from The Bath Arms to the crossroads and carry straight on to Maiden Bradley. Continue on this route for approximately 1.5 miles. At the T junction, turn right onto Maiden Bradley High Street and continue to the crossroads. SECTION 3 - MAIDEN BRADLEY (High Street) TO MERE In the centre of Maiden Bradley, continue straight over the crossroads, where the road meets Frome Road and Church Street, onto Bradley Lane. Continue for approximately 1 mile until you reach a junction to your left which leads up a single track road marked with chevrons and an 'unsuitable for motor vehicles over 6' wide' sign. Take this turning left onto Dukes Lane and continue towards Kilmington. With Kilmington School on your left continue straight ahead at the next crossroads with Church Road and carry on to the end of Butts Lane. At Butts Lane/Stourton Lane/New Road junction, turn left towards Mere. Continue through next crossroads with Coat Lane. Continue past The Common to your left. At the next junction which meets the B3092, turn right towards Stourhead. Continue on the B3092 and take the first right into Stourton High Street signposted Stourhead House and Gardens. Take your first left from the High Street onto Bells Lane. Continue through the next crossroads to the end of Bells Lane where you will reach Zeals village. Take the next left at the T junction onto New Road signposted to Mere. Continue through Zeals along New Road and take your first right towards Wolverton. 2 Wiltshire Cycleway – Written Directions Carry straight on under the A303 dual carriageway flyover. Keep following the road as its bears left towards Mere. At the next junction for the B3092, turn right onto Mapperton Hill towards Gillingham. Then take the next left by Mapperton Hill Farm down a narrow lane and continue. At the next T junction, take a left turn onto Woodlands Road and carry on for approximately 1 mile with Beaumont Business Centre on your right and continue to cycle to the next T junction. Turn right onto Shaftesbury Road with The Walnut Tree pub on your left. SECTION 4 - MERE (Nr Walnut Tree pub) TO DONHEAD ST MARY From the Walnut Tree pub, carry on cycling for approximately 1.5 miles until you get to the next crossroads. Turn left signposted Knowle/Hindon. Continue past the next T junction and follow the signs to West Knowle. At the next Y fork, bear right towards East Knoyle following the chevrons. Turn right at the Park Corner Farm junction and head towards Underhill. Continue cycling straight on for approximately 2 miles through Underhill and turn right at the next junction signposted to East Knoyle. Proceed to East Knoyle village keeping left at the hairpin onto Holloway Lane. Continue to the end of Holloway Lane with the church on your left until you reach the War Memorial at the next T junction. Turn right onto The Street then turn immediately left into Millbrook Lane which is a 'dead end'. Carry on cycling to the end of Millbrook Lane until you reach a gate which leads across the A350. Proceed with care across the A350 and continue down Millbrook Lane. Continue for approximately 2 miles to the next crossroads and go straight across towards Tisbury. At the Pythouse junction take a right signposted Shaftesbury. At the next junction at Semeley continue straight ahead signed for Donhead St Mary passing the church and the school on your left. Take next left at Shaftesbury / Semeley sign. Enter Donhead St Mary and continue straight ahead passing the church on your left. SECTION 5 - DONHEAD ST MARY (St Mary’s Church) TO BROAD CHALKE From the church carry straight on and then take the next left to Donhead St Andrew. Bear right at the junction with West End Hill Lane signposted Berwick St John and continue ahead. At the next junction (Whitesand Cross) bear left towards Berwick St John. Cross over the A30 and take the first right sign posted Alvediston and Berwick St John. Continue to Berwick St John and along Church Street, past the Talbot Inn. Enter Alvediston and continue. 3 Wiltshire Cycleway – Written Directions At the junction with The Crown in Alvediston continue straight ahead passing the junction for West End. Continue to Broad Chalke crossing over Stowford Bridge. SECTION 6 - BROAD CHALKE (Queen’s Head pub) TO SALISBURY From the Queens Head pub, carry straight on through Bishopstone until you enter Stratford Tony. Go past the first left and continue until you reach the crossroads then take a left towards Salisbury. Continue past the racecourse until you reach the junction at the A3094 Netherhampton Road and turn left towards Quidhampton. After approximately half a mile, take the next right signposted to Quidhampton into Lower Road. Continue through Quidhampton and at the next fork, take a right towards Lower Bemerton. Continue for approximately 0.75 miles through Bemerton village, past the cricket ground on your left then fork right at Church Lane, through a narrowing onto Churchfields Road. Continue the length of Churchfields Road and turn right at the roundabout onto Mill Road and continue cycling along Cranebridge Road towards the town centre. At the end of Cranebridge Road, turn left onto the High Street - this is pedestrianised, so cycle with caution. Carry on cycling to the end of the High Street, past New Canal on your right until you reach Silver Street. SECTION 7 - SALISBURY (Silver Street) TO AMESBURY Turn right onto Silver Street and head north towards Castle Street with the library to your left. After 100m, turn left along Avon Approach, continue for 100m then turn right, signed Avon Valley Cycle Way. Follow Avon Valley Cycle Way (NCN route 45), towards the Leisure Centre (also known as Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre). Continue straight ahead at the bottom of Nelson Road and under the subway.