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Fasten all gates Carry a simple first aid kit Warminster Keep your dogs under close control Listen to local weather forecasts before departing Keep to public paths across farmland Always carry water and some high energy foods Remember sun cream in the summer! A36 Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges and walls Leave livestock, crops and machinery A303 alone Chalk downland Take your litter home and finally... Help to keep all water clean ...please help to preserve our beautiful countryside by Protect wildlife, plants and trees using public transport as often as possible. Wiltshire Take special care on country roads Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 www.traveline.info has Make no unnecessary noise details of public transport networks available throughout the county. Morning mist Morning The Ridgeway The questionnaire enclosed. questionnaire horses from the best possible vantage points. vantage possible best the from horses Wiltshire by the M4, A4 or A36. or A4 M4, the by Wiltshire route itself, please complete the complete please itself, route chosen the route so that you will approach the approach will you that so route the chosen M5 to the outskirts of Bristol and then into then and Bristol of outskirts the to M5 0871 200 22 33 or visit www.traveline.info visit or 33 22 200 0871 Midlands and the North, the best route is by the by is route best the North, the and Midlands interpretation boards, the waymarks or the or waymarks the boards, interpretation Wiltshire’s 8 white horses - we have especially have we - horses white 8 Wiltshire’s please ring the Wiltshire Traveline on Traveline Wiltshire the ring please which serve the south of Wiltshire. From the From Wiltshire. of south the serve which any comments about this pack, the pack, this about comments any and Avon Canal. And, of course, you will see will you course, of And, Canal. Avon and transport services available in the county, the in available services transport M3 connects London to the A30 and A303 roads, A303 and A30 the to London connects M3 charming counties in England. If you have you If England. in counties charming village and walk sections of the famous Kennet famous the of sections walk and village For more details of the wide range of public of range wide the of details more For London or Heathrow Airport by using the M4. The M4. the using by Airport Heathrow or London route through one of the most unspoilt and unspoilt most the of one through route Marlborough, stroll through Wiltshire’s largest Wiltshire’s through stroll Marlborough, North Wiltshire is conveniently accessible from accessible conveniently is Wiltshire North Public Transport Public We hope that you enjoy this spectacular this enjoy you that hope We of Devizes and the market town of town market the and Devizes of By Road By Europe’s oldest road), visit the medieval town medieval the visit road), oldest Europe’s horses. walk sections of the Ridgeway (said to be to (said Ridgeway the of sections walk • Historical information about each of the of each about information • Historical in the UK call 08457 484950. 08457 call UK the in will pass prehistoric sites such as Avebury, as such sites prehistoric pass will from Wiltshire. from attractions in London. For national Rail Enquiries, anywhere Enquiries, Rail national For London. in all of which are within one to three hours’ drive hours’ three to one within are which of all exciting landscapes in southern England. You England. southern in landscapes exciting refreshment stops, village shops and shops village stops, refreshment with Eurostar connections from St Pancras station Pancras St from connections Eurostar with Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton or Poole, or Southampton Plymouth, Portsmouth, exploring some of the most interesting and interesting most the of some exploring • The locations of places to stay, to places of locations • The to Warminster, Trowbridge, and Bradford on Avon on Bradford and Trowbridge, Warminster, to St. Malo and Bilbao to either Harwich, either to Bilbao and Malo St. 6 or 7 days or as a series of shorter walks shorter of series a as or days 7 or 6 Midlands and the North. Services run from London from run Services North. the and Midlands to guide you from horse to horse to horse from you guide to Hook of Holland, Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre, Le Caen, Cherbourg, Holland, of Hook The trail can be enjoyed as a 90 mile hike over hike mile 90 a as enjoyed be can trail The Warminster and Salisbury for visitors from the from visitors for Salisbury and Warminster • 8 pull out sections with route instructions route with sections out pull • 8 From the Continent, car ferries operate from operate ferries car Continent, the From Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury, Trowbridge, Avon, on Bradford Inside this pack, you will find: will you pack, this Inside By Sea By have created this long distance walking trail. walking distance long this created have Bristol-Weymouth and Southampton lines call at call lines Southampton and Bristol-Weymouth you further information along the way. way. the along information further you hill figures and the land which they occupy, we occupy, they which land the and figures hill Salisbury (85 mins) and Tisbury (103 mins). The mins). (103 Tisbury and mins) (85 Salisbury boards at each of the white horses to give to horses white the of each at boards appreciate the magic and mystery of these 8 these of mystery and magic the appreciate Wiltshire. at stop trains the (Waterloo), London From within easy reach of reach easy within Marlborough. to available services bus connecting below. We have also installed interpretation installed also have We below. chalk hillsides and to help you really you help to and hillsides chalk Exeter airports are all are airports Exeter with – mins) (90 Bedwyn Great and Wiltshire, of ease of following, with the symbol shown symbol the with following, of ease famous for white horses cut into the turf of turf the into cut horses white for famous Southampton and Southampton north the in mins) (70 Chippenham and mins) (55 The whole route has been way-marked for way-marked been has route whole The suited to getting about on foot. Wiltshire is Wiltshire foot. on about getting to suited Cardiff, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Swindon serve Bristol and Bath to (Paddington) can be picked up at any point along the trail. the along point any at up picked be can Outstanding Natural Beauty and is particularly is and Beauty Natural Outstanding London, Bristol, London, London from services regular and Fast Bratton) White Horse. However, the route the However, Horse. White Bratton) the county is designated as an Area of Area an as designated is county the By Air By Rail By finishing at Westbury (sometimes known as known (sometimes Westbury at finishing captures the essence of rural England. Much of Much England. rural of essence the captures Marlborough anti-clockwise direction, starting and starting direction, anti-clockwise wooded river valleys and scenic villages really villages scenic and valleys river wooded (purchased from outside UK only). UK outside from (purchased towns. Wiltshire The route is designed to be walked in an in walked be to designed is route The This beautiful land of rolling hills, peaceful hills, rolling of land beautiful This unlimited rail travel, at a special price special a at travel, rail unlimited other and Swindon Salisbury, Marlborough, Brit Rail Pass – the ticket giving visitors to the UK the to visitors giving ticket the – Pass Rail Brit Chippenham, to England of parts many from ...following in the footsteps of history of footsteps the in ...following For rail travellers: ask your travel agent about agent travel your ask travellers: rail For services coach long-distance regular are There Overseas Visitors Overseas By Coach By i How to get to Wiltshire to get to How i Wiltshire welcomes you welcomes Wiltshire Wiltshire heet u welkom! Willkommen in der grafschaft Wiltshire ...volg de sporen van het verleden i ...Wir folgen den Spuren der Geschichte Wiltshire heet u welkom! Dit prachtige De route kan tegen de klok in gelopen i Willkommen in der Grafschaft Wiltshire! Dieses vom bestmöglichen Aussichtspunkt erreicht landschap met zijn glooiende heuvels, worden, met het witte paard van Westbury wunderschöne Land sanfter Hügel, friedlicher werden.