Date Description
Sunday June 16 BIDDESTONE CIRCULAR Weavern, Slaughterford and the By Brook. Start: 10am Biddestone Church, park on road by the church or in the village centre by the 8 miles pond. Bring lunch. Pub at the end of the walk. Tel: 01225 710139 & 07944 351 151
Sunday June 16 AMBLE RAMBLE Avoncliff/Freshford/Iford/Westwood. Start: Blue Cow Caf e. 12:45pm This walk is being held in conjunction with a Sponsored Walk in support of the 5 miles 25th Anniversary of the Bath 'Send a Cow' Charity which is concerned with the enhancement of sustainable agricultural practices in Africa. A small donation via the Walk Leader appreciated but not essential. Pre- & Post-Walk refreshments available at the 'Blue Cow' (50% of takings donated to 'Send a Cow' - so, perhaps, buy your snack here!). Tel: 07771 725 640 & 01225 720188
Wednesday June 19 EVENING AMBLE Chittoe to Bowden Hill for a drink at The Rising Sun. 6:30pm 3.5 miles Start: Chittoe Heath, 1 mile N of Bromham. Bring snack. Tel: 01225 782368
Saturday June 22 WESTBURY HISTORIC AMBLE Westbury new & old. Optional trip up Church 2pm Tower to see 8 bells and superb view ( £1 charge). After walk option to join 6 miles leader for meal at Champion Chinese Restaurant. Start: Westbury, Warminster Rd car park (charges apply). Bring snack. Leader: Tel: 07505 676 862
Sunday June 23 MENDIP RAMBLE Litton Lakes, Hinto n Blewitt & Harptree Combe. Start: 10am Forestry Commission car park in East Harptree Woods, 1 mile S of East 8 miles Harptree. Bring lunch. Tel: 01225 782368
Wednesday June 26 LACOCK BOWOOD CIRCULAR Lacock, Reybridge, Derry Hill & Bowden Hill. 10am Start: Lacock National Trust car park (charges apply to non-members). Bring 10 miles lunch. Tel: 07761 941 410
Sunday June 30 SALISBURY & CLARENDON PALACE Salisbury, Clarendon Palace, Pitton & 10am Farley. Start: layby next to 38 Westbourne Close, Salisbury SP1 2RU. Bring 11 miles lunch. Tel: 01722 332433 & 07857 390 318
Wednesday July 3 KINGSTON DEVERILL CIRCULAR Kingston Deverill to Longbridge Deverill 10am circular. Start: by phone box in Kingston Deverill. Bring lunch. Sorry, but no 8.25 miles dogs, stiles are sheep-proof. Tel: 01373 670378
Wednesday July 3 EVENING AMBLE RAMBLE Winsley, Farlei gh Wick, Haugh. StarT: park in Late 5:30pm Broads/Milbourn Close, just off the by-pass/opposite Church Farm. Option of 5 miles evening meal at the 'Seven Stars' those wanting to eat, ring walk leader by 30 June. Tel: 07771 725 640 & 01225 720188
Sunday July 7 BECKHAMPTON & CHERHILL Wandsdyke Path, Beck hampton, Old Bath Road, 10am Cherhill White Horse and Wessex Ridgeway. Start: Small Grain car park. Bring 12 miles lunch. Tel: 01373 864598
Wednesday July 10 FORD CIRCULAR Ford, Slaughterford & N Wraxall return via Roman Villa & 10am Danks Down, (includes two good hills). Start: Lower car park, White Hart, 5.75 miles Ford. Bring snack. Tel: 07761 941 410
Wednesday July 10 AMBLE RAMBLE - FORD CIRCULAR Ford, Slaughterford & N Wraxall, return v ia 10:15am Old Coach Road. Start: Lower car park, White Hart, Ford. Bring snack. Tel: 4.25 miles 07772 754 445
Wednesday July 10 WESSEX WANDERER – Rail Walk – circular from Westbury. Salisbury Plain to 10:30am Warminster, Upton Scudamore , Old Dilton to Westbury. Shorter 6 mile linear option. 12 miles Meet leader outside station. See leaflet for times of trains or Tel: 01373 825265
Sunday July 14 CODFORD DOWN & SHERRINGTON MILL Start: old A36 eastern end of 10am 13 miles Heytesbury. Bring lunch. Tel: 01380 830919
Wednesday July 17 KING ARTHUR'S CAMELOT Cadbury Castle, Sutton Montis, Corton Denham, 10am Poytington & surrounding hills. Start: free public car park in South Cadbury. 12 miles Follow road through village, after passing church on right look out for car park on the left. Bring lunch. Tel: 01722 332433 & 07857 390 318
Wednesday July 17 AMBLE RAMBLE - MORGAN'S HILL Morgan's Hill, Calstone, NT Wel lington 10am Monument. Start: Smallgrain Plantation car park (free) north of North Wilts 5 miles Golf Course on Calne to Devizes road. Bring snack/lunch as we can sit at Calstone monument and enjoy the view. Tel: 01225 709560
Thursday Jul y 18 WESSEX WANDERER - Rail walk – circular from Trowbridge. Fairly level through town 11 miles of Trowbridge to Steeple Ashton, returning via Biss Meadow Country Park to Trowbridge. See leaflet fo r times of trains or Tel: 01225 862702
Sunday July 21 STEEPLE LANGFORD & DINTON CIRCULAR Steeple Langford, Fir Drove, 10am Baverstock, Dinton, returning via West Hill. Start: park on the old A36 by the 11 miles Rainbow Inn at Steeple Langford. Bring lunch. Tel: 01373 864598
Wednesday July 24 WELLOW CIRCULAR Well ow & Southstoke. Start: old station car park in 10am 10 miles Wellow. Bring lunch. Tel: 01373 826264 & 07714 846 225
Wednesday July 24 AMBLE RAMBLE - HEYTESBURY CIRCULAR Along the Wyle Valley in a direction 10am 5.5 miles ESE. Tel: far end of old A36. Bring snack. Tel: 01225 862702
Sunday July 28 OLD WARDOUR CASTLE Alvediston, Ebbesbourne Wake, The Downs, 10am Swallowcliffe & Ansty. Tel: English Heritage free car park, Old Wardour Castle, 11.5 miles nr Tisbury. Bring lunch. Tel: 01722 332433 & 07857 390 318
Sunda y August 4 FROME & BUCKLAND DINHAM Frome, Orchardleigh, Buckland Dinham & 10am Bedlam. Start: Frome Cattle Market car park (entrance Bridge Street, free on 9 miles Sundays). Bring lunch. Tel: 01380 831385 & 07870 768 707 Wednesday August 7 MARKET LAVINGTON CIRCULAR Market Lavington Nursery, Fairfield Farm, 10am Folly Wood, Stroud Hill, Potterne Wick Farm & Easterton. Start:Market 8 miles Lavington - Vedette Post car park on edge of Salisbury Plain via road south- east of town. Bring lunch. Tel: 01225 700074
Sunday August 11 WALK AROUND BOX VALLEY Shockerwick, Kingsdown, Hazelbury, return via 10am the Bybrook. Start: Selwyn Hall car park. Bring lunch. 10 miles Tel: 01225 742648 & 07788 840 243
Wednesday August 14 HILPERTON & WHADDON Semington, R Avon & Whaddon. Start: Hilperton 10am Village Hall, Whaddon Lane. Bring snack. Leader: Tel: 07963 747 663 6 miles
Wednesday August 21 WEST LAVINGTON & SALISBURY PLAIN Start: Churchill Arms, West Lavington, 10am 6 miles park at back of car park. Bring snack. Tel: 01380 828949 & 07855 075 780
Sunday August 25 LINEAR WALK FROM AMESBURY TO SALISBURY Mostly above the valley of 9am River Avon visiting Great Durnford, Old Sarum, Stratford sub Castle and the 12 miles Cathedral Close. Start: layby next to 35 Westbourne Close, Salisbury SP1 2RU. Bring lunch. Please note early start of 9 am to allow time to walk to Salisbury Bus Station to catch 9.30am bus to Amesbury. Should bus not be running for any reason an alternative walk will be provided. Leaders: Tel: 01722 332433 & 07857 390 318
Wednesday August 28 WELLOW CIRCULAR Wellow, Twinhoe, Combe Hay, Whit e Oxmead. Start: old 10am Station car park, Wellow. Bring snack. Pub option at end of walk. Tel: 01373 6.4 miles 464333 & 07969 790 216
Sunday Sep tember 1 CRANMORE TOWER Cranmore Tower, Downhead, Leigh on Mendip & Stoke 10am St Michael. Start: Cranmore Tower, follow track from Old Wells Road. At end 9 miles of walk, climb Cranmore Tower, tea shop at the Tower. Tel: 01225 762795
Wednesday Sept 4 AMBLE RAMBLE - WINSLEY CI RCULAR Start: park in Late Broads/Milbourn 10am Close, just off the by-pass/opposite Church Farm. Bring snack. Tel: 01225 5 miles 862600
Wednesday Sept 4 BRUTON & THE LELAND TRAIL Passing through Lamyatt, Batcombe & Green's 10am Combe. Start: Station Road, free public car park, Bruton. Approaching Bruton 11 miles from the north (A359) cross river bridge and with parish church opposite, turn left into Station Road. After a short distance turn left into car park. Bring lunch.Tel: 01722 332433 & 07857 390 318
Sunday September 8 CHAVENAGE GREEN & AVENING Start: park aroun d Chavenage Green. Bring 10am 11 miles lunch. Tel: 01249 720809
Wednesday Sept 11 ROAMING THE WOODS AT ASHMORE Walk through mixed woodland to 10am vil lage highpoint on Wilt s/Dorset border. Start: park at the Washers Pit 6 miles signed entrance to Ashmore Wood. Turn left off A350 at Fontmell Magna or take B3081 through Melton Abbas. Bring snack. Tel: 07967 635 678
Sunday September 15 MARKET LAVINGTON CIRCULAR New Plantation, New End, Crookwood Mill 10am Farm, Oakfrith Wood, Eastcott. Start: Market Lavington - Vedette Post car 10 miles park on edge of Salisbury Plain via road south-east of town. Tel:01225 700074
Wedn esday Sept 18 NUNNEY CIRCULAR Nunney, Egford, Whatley. Start: Nunney village public car 10am 7.3 miles park. Bring lunch. Tel: 01373 830349 & 07986 133 311
Sunday Sept 22 HENSFORD MARSH & SUTTON VENY Start: Assembly Rooms, Western Car 10am 11.5 miles Park, Sambourne Road, Warminster. Bring lunch. Tel: 01380 830919
Wednesday Sept 25 AMBLE RAMBLE - BRADFORD 0N AVON CIRCULAR River, K & A canal and 10am route of the proposed Dorset & Somerset Canal. Staret: park on Moulton 5.5 miles Drive near John Rennie Close, BA15 1UJ. Bring snack. Option of lunch afterwards at cafes by lock. Tel- 01225 863006 & 07986 972 984
Wednesday October 2 AMBLE RAMBLE - BOX CIRCULAR Box, Henley, Blue Vein, Bo x Hill & Bybrook 10am (includes two climbs, one steep but short). Start: Selwyn Hall car park, Box. 5 miles Bring snack. Tel: 01225 761200
Saturday October 5 WESSEX WANDERER – Rail walk – circular from Bath Spa. Best bits of Bath – some ups 6 miles and downs. See leaflet for times of trains or contact leaders on 07791 492 224
Sunday October 6 ST CATHERINE'S VALLEY & COLD ASHTON Start: Junction of A420 & George 10am 8 miles Lane, Marshfield. Bring lunch. Tel: 01225 782368
Wednesday October 9 WESTWOOD CIRCULAR Start: Westwood Church. Bring snack. 10am 6 miles Tel: 07791 492 224 & 01225 866671
Sunday October 13 SUTTON VENY Sutton Veny, Tytherington Start: By Sutton Veny church. 10am Please park considerately in the village and car share where possible. Bring 7.5 miles lunch. Tel: 01225 710139 & 07944 351 151
Wednesday October 16 BATHEASTON TO ST CATHERINE'S COURT St Catherine's Court via The Old 10am Fosse Way & The Limestone Way. MP: ST 780 674 Batheaston village car park 5.5 miles (free for 3 hours and this should give sufficient time) or pay car park on opposite side of road behind the George & Dragon. Bring snack. Leader: Jenny H - 01225 742648 & 07788 840 243