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Category: South West

Around Farley Farm from Pitton

updated on 2 September 20248 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 5.3 mile (8.5km) circular walk starts at the Silver Plough and ascends Pitton Hill before heading through Houndwood. It then goes to Farley and turns to walk around footpaths…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Church Copse, Pitton Walks, Silver Plough

A Short Walk on the Downs

updated on 2 September 20246 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 2 mile (3.2km) circular walk starts at the Silver Plough and follows an old drove to reach downland with views across the valley. After a short circuit on the…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Access Land, Pitton Walks, Silver Plough, Winterslow Hollow

Exploring Cranborne Chase from Tollard Royal

updated on 2 September 20245 April 2020By Fred

Description:Following ancient droves and footpaths this 18.3 mile (29.5km) circular walk through attractive chalk downland visits a number of interesting locations including Win Green, the highest point on Cranborne Chase. Walk…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cranborne Chase, Cranborne Chase Walks, Old Shaftesbury Drove, Ox Drove, Win Green

A Circuit of Church Copse

updated on 2 September 20243 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 2.8 mile (4.5km) circular walk starts at the Silver Plough and ascends Pitton Hill before heading across fields to do a circuit of Church Copse and then returns to…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Church Copse, Pitton Walks, Silver Plough

Pepperbox Hill from Pitton

updated on 2 September 20242 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 16.8 miles (27km) circular walk from the Silver Plough, Pitton passing through Farley and East Grimstead before climbing to Pepperbox Hill to visit Eyre’s Folly. It then goes along…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Bentley Wood, Borbach Chantry, Eyre’s Folly, Pitton Walks

Pitton to Broughton Down

updated on 2 September 20242 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 14.5 mile (23.3km) circular walk from the Silver Plough in Pitton goes through attractive woodland to reach West Tytherley. It then heads to Broughton Down with cracking views and…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Bentley Wood, Broughton Down Nature Reserve, Clarendon Way, Pitton Walks

Bradford-on-Avon to Monkton Combe

updated on 2 September 20241 April 2020By Fred

Description:An 11 mile (18km) circular walk from Bradford-on-Avon along the Kennet & Avon Canal to the Dundas Viaduct, then along the Somerset Coal Canal before heading to Monkton Combe and…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Bradford-on-Avon Walks, Dundas Viaduct, Kennet & Avon Canal, Somerset Coal Canal

Salisbury Racecourse from the City Centre

updated on 2 September 202431 March 2020By Fred

Description:An 8.7 mile (14km) circular walk from the centre of Salisbury. It passes through the Cathedral Close to reach Harnham and then ascends gradually to reach the Old Shaftesbury Drove.…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cowper’s Cross, Old Shaftesbury Drove, Salisbury Racecourse, Salisbury Walks

The Fovant Badges from Broad Chalke

updated on 2 September 202430 March 2020By Fred

Description:A 15 mile (24.5km) circular walk starting in Broad Chalke and ascends to reach the Old Shaftesbury Drove before crossing Chiselbury hillfort and then passing the Fovant Badges.  After crossing…

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

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  • Guided Walk: 27th March 2025 – Ackling Dyke and Gussage Hill
  • Guided Walk: 28th March 2025 – Hound Wood and Bentley Wood
  • Guided Walk: 7th March 2025 – Fovant Badges
  • Guided Walk: 28th February 2025 – Ackling Dyke and Gussage Hill
  • Guided Walk: 21st February 2025 – Across the Downs to Bentley Wood

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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: 27th March 2025 – Ackling Dyke and Gussage Hill

  • Guided Walk: 28th March 2025 – Hound Wood and Bentley Wood

  • Guided Walk: 7th March 2025 – Fovant Badges

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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