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Category: Wiltshire

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 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

Walking On The Ox Drove

updated on 2 September 202418 June 2020By Fred

Description:This 15.3 mile (24.6km) circular walk from Broad Chalke follows paths and the Ox Drove to explore Cranborne Chase. The route passes burial mounds and through areas of woodland. Along…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cranborne Chase, Cranborne Chase Walks, Wiltshire Walks

Following Droves from Coombe Bissett

updated on 2 September 202417 June 2020By Fred

Description:This 15.2 mile (24.5 km) circular walk from Coombe Bissett follows droves and footpaths on Cranborne Chase and visits the villages of Rockbourne, Whitsbury and Homington.  Sections of this walk…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cranborne Chase, Cranborne Chase Walks, Rose and Thistle Rockbourne, Wiltshire Walks

A Three Mile Circuit from the Silver Plough

updated on 2 September 202418 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 3.3 mile (5.3km) circular walk from the Silver Plough in Pitton goes across fields and through woodland towards Farley and then follows tracks back to Pitton.Walk Grade:EasyDistance:3 miles /…

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

Around the Downs to Church Copse

updated on 2 September 202418 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 4.2 mile (6.8km) circular walk starts at the Silver Plough and follows a drove to reach downland.  It goes around the downs, passing the site of a World War…

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

Pitton to Bentley Wood

updated on 2 September 202410 April 2020By Fred

Description:This 8 mile (12.8km) walk from the Silver Plough in Pitton goes through Houndwood to reach Bentley Wood. It returns to Pitton along the edge of arable fields.Walk Grade:EasyDistance:8 miles…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Bentley Wood, Pitton Walks, Silver Plough

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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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