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  • Home
  • Guided Walks
    • About Fred the Walking Moonraker
    • Guided Walks Overview
    • Guided Walks – Dates
  • Self Guided Walks
    • About
      • About The Walking Moonraker
    • South East Walks
      • Hampshire Walks
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      • Devon Walks
      • Dorset Walks
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Minehead to Watchet via Dunster

updated on 2 September 202430 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 18.3 mile (19.5km) walk ascends from Minehead to cross Hopcott Common to reach Dunster.  It then goes through the Deer Park of Dunster Castle to reach Carhampton before joining…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West
Blue Anchor, Macmillan Way West, Somerset Walks

On the Plain and Through the Vale

updated on 2 September 202421 December 2020By Fred

Description:This walk follows the White Horse Trail along the edge of the military firing range on Salisbury Plain and also goes through a number of small attractive villages in the…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Pewsey Vale Walks, Vale of Pewsey, Wessex Ridgeway, White Horse Trail, Wiltshire Walks

Hodder’s Combe, Holford Combe and Frog Combe

updated on 2 September 202414 December 2020By Fred

Description:This walk goes through the attractive Hodder’s Combe, Holford Combe and Frog Combe and visits the village of Holford along the way. Walk Grade:EasyDistance:5.1 miles / 8.2 km Total Ascent:929…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West

Ridges and Combes on the Quantock Hills

updated on 2 September 202414 December 2020By Fred

Description:This walk heads along ridges to reach Beacon Hill before descending through combes to join the Coleridge Way and head to Holford.  After going through Hodder’s Combe the route ascends…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West
Bicknoller Post, Coleridge Way, Halsway Post, Macmillan Way West, Quantocks Walks, Somerset Walks

Nynehead Boat Lift from Wellington

updated on 2 September 202411 December 2020By Fred

Description:This walk from the centre of Wellington follows the route of the West Deane Way along the old towpath of the now disused Great western Canal.  It visits the historic…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West
Grand Western Canal, Nynehead Boatlift, Somerset Walks, West Deane Way

Stoke Hill and Thurlbear Wood

updated on 2 September 202411 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 7 mile walk from Stoke St Mary goes over Stoke Hill and then crosses farmland before joining the East Deane Way.  It returns to Stoke St Mary via Thurlbear…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West
East Deane Way, Somerset Walks, Thurlbear Wood

Dowsborough Hillfort and Hodder’s Combe

updated on 2 September 202411 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 8 miles / 12.9km walk goes through woodland before visiting Dowsborough Hillfort.  It then descends to Holford and goes through the attractive Hodder’s Combe before ascending steeply to Higher…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West
Dowsborough Hillfort, Quantock Hills, Quantocks Walks, Somerset Walks

Hackpen and Marlborough White Horses

updated on 2 September 202410 December 2020By Fred

Description:This walk crosses Marlborough Down to visit Barbury Castle hill fort.  It then follows the Ridgeway to pass the Hackpen White Horse.  On leaving the Ridgeway the path crosses Fyfield…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Barbury Castle, Devil’s Den, Hackpen White Horse, Marlborough Downs Walks, Marlborough White Horse, Wiltshire Walks

Bagging Cherhill and Devizes White Horses

updated on 2 September 20247 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 17.4 mile (28km) walk follows the Kennet & Avon Canal for 4.75km before following tracks and droves to reach the Landsdowne Monument and Cherhill White Horse. It then crosses…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cherhill White Horse, Devizes White Horse, Kennet and Avon Canal, Mid Wilts Way, Wiltshire Walks

The Punchbowl and Fovant Down

updated on 2 September 20246 December 2020By Fred

Description:A 13.5 mile (21.7km) circular walk starting in Broad Chalke and ascending to reach the Old Shaftesbury Drove to visit the Punchbowl and then descend to Compton Chamberlayne.  The walk…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cranborne Chase Walks, Fovant Badges, Old Shaftesbury Drove, Wiltshire Walks

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Guided Walks Overview

I am now offering guided walks covering a range of distances to suit the capabilities of all walking enthusiasts. Short…

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Guided Walks

  • Guided Walk: Sunday 8th June 2025: Piccadilly Clump

  • Guided Walk: 20th June 2025 – Badbury Rings and Tarrant Crawford

  • Guided Walk: 26th June 2025 – Downton and Barford Down

About Fred the Walking Moonraker

Fred, also known as the Walking Moonraker, has a passion for walking and being out in the countryside.  Having been born in the small Wiltshire village where he still lives he is a “Moonraker”, a term used for natives of the County. For a number of years Fred has maintained this site to provide details of Self Guided Walks, but…

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