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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
    • South West Walks
      • Devon Walks
      • Dorset Walks
      • Somerset Walks
      • Wiltshire Walks
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Martinsell Hill and The Pewsey White Horse

updated on 2 September 20245 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 21.2 mile (34.2km) circular walk from the centre of Pewsey visits Martinsell Hill, with stunning views across the Vale of Pewsey, before descending to the Kennet and Avon Canal. …

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Kennet and Avon Canal, Pewsey Vale Walks, Pewsey White Horse, White Horse Trail, Wiltshire Walks, Wolfhall Manor

Woodford Valley and Stonehenge from Amesbury

updated on 2 September 20242 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 13.4 mile (21.6km) circular walk from Amesbury goes along the Woodford Valley before following droves to Druids Lodge and then passing close to Stonehenge.  It returns to Amesbury along…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Stonehenge, Wiltshire Walks

Barford Down from Alderbury

updated on 2 September 202428 November 2020By Fred

Description:This 9.9 mile (15.9km) circular walk from Alderbury follows sections of the disused Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway crosses Barford Down. There are attractive downland views around this walk.  A…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Barford Down, Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway, Wiltshire Walks

Figsbury Ring and Cockey Down

updated on 2 September 202427 November 2020By Fred

Description:This 13.6 mile (21.9km) walk follows sections of the Clarendon Way and Monarch’s Way and visits the Iron Age hill fort at Figsbury Ring.  It crosses Cockey Down nature reserve…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Clarendon Way, Cockey Down Nature Reserve, Figsbury Ring Hillfort, Monarchs Way, Wiltshire Walks

A Circuit from Pitton to West Tytherley

updated on 2 September 202425 November 2020By Fred

Description:This 11.3 mile (18.2km) circular walk from Pitton goes through the attractive Bentley Woods and passes Norman Court to reach West Tytherley.  The route returns through another section of Bentley…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Bentley Wood, Wiltshire Walks

Trafalgar Park and Barford Down

updated on 2 September 202421 November 2020By Fred

Description:This 9.1 mile (14.7km) circular walk from Alderbury follows sections of the disused Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway and visits Trafalgar Park, the home of Lord Nelson’s family before crossing…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Barford Down, Trafalgar Park, Wiltshire Walks

A Roman Road and Ancient Droves from Martin Down

updated on 2 September 202422 October 2020By Fred

Description:This 19.8 mile /31.8 km circular walk from Martin Down follows tracks and the Ackling Ditch Roman Road, visiting attractive Dorset villages on the eastern edge of Cranborne Chase.  Sections…

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Dorset, Self Guided Walks, South West
Cranborne Chase Walks, Dorset Walks, Martin Down Nature Reserve

Cranborne Common from Martin Down

updated on 2 September 20243 October 2020By Fred

Description:This 18.9 mile (30.4km) circular walk crosses Martin Down and Pentridge Hill before following a track into Cranborne.  From Cranborne it follows a bridleway to reach woodland at Pistle Down,…

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Dorset, Self Guided Walks, South West
Cranborne Common, Martin Down Nature Reserve, The Hardy Way, Tidpit Common Down

A Twenty Mile Circuit to Clearbury Ring

updated on 2 September 202423 August 2020By Fred

Description:This 20 mile /32.5 km circular walk from Pitton visits Trafalgar Park, once the home of Lord Nelson’s ancestors, the beautiful River Avon at Standlynch Mill and then climbs to…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Clarendon Way, Clearbury Ring, Sarum Way, Wiltshire Walks

Quarley Hill from Middle Wallop

updated on 2 September 202420 July 2020By Fred

Description:This 11.5 mile (18.5km) circular walk from Middle Wallop follows tracks and minor roads to Quarley Hill.  Sections of this route follows minor roads, these are not devoid of traffic…

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Hampshire, Self Guided Walks, South East
Hampshire Walks, Quarley Hill, The George Inn Middle Wallop

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  • 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
  • Guided Walk: 6th June 2025 – Winterslow and Firsdown
  • Guided Walk: 27th March 2025 – Ackling Dyke and Gussage Hill

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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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