Guidebook to 30 circular day walks in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The routes, which range from 4 to 13 miles long take in parts of four counties - Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire.
The walks allow you to explore parts of the Ridgeway National Trail, the Kennet and Avon Canal and stunning historic sites, such as Avebury, the 3000-year-old Uffington White Horse, impressive Neolithic long barrows and Iron Age hill forts.
The North Wessex Downs are accessible hills that rise above the towns and rural plains of southern England and roll gently west from Reading and Basingstoke to Swindon and down past Marlborough to Andover.
Alongside detailed route descriptions and OS maps, are plenty of details on points of interest, as well as practical information on the area from public transport links, to ideal refreshment stops on each walk. The result is an ideal companion to exploring both the popular and untouched corners of the North Wessex Downs.
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Steve Davison is a writer and photographer who has lived in Berkshire for over 25 years. He has written a number of books as well as articles for magazines and national and local newspapers, specialising in hill-walking and UK and European travel, and counts nature, geology and the countryside among his particular interests. A keen hill-walker for many years, and a Mountain Leader, Steve has also worked as a part-time outdoor education instructor. He is also a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.
Introduction
Geology
Plants and Wildlife
Brief History
Where to Stay
Getting to and around the Chilterns
Food and Drink
Walking in the North Wessex Downs
Long-Distance Routes
Maps
Waymarking, access and Rights of Way
Protecting the countryside and scheduled monuments
Using the Guide
Times and distances
Berkshire Downs - East
Walk 1 - Chapel Row, Bucklebury and Stanford Dingley
Walk 2 - Ashamstead and Yattendon
Walk 3 - Aldworth
Walk 4 - Shillingford, Wittenham Clumps and Dorchester on Thames
Walk 5 - Blewbury and the Astons
Lambourn Downs
Walk 6 - West Ilsley and Farnborough
Walk 7 - Ardington and the Hendreds
Walk 8 - Great Shefford, Chaddleworth and East Garston
Walk 9 - Lambourn and Eastbury
Walk 10 - The Ridgeway and Letcombe villages
Walk 11 - Compton Beauchamp, Woolstone and the Uffington White Horse
Walk 12 - Ashbury and Bishopstone
Marlborough Downs
Walk 13 - Ramsbury and Littlecote
Walk 14 - Mildenhall and the River Kennet
Walk 15 - Marlborough and Savernake Forest
Walk 16 - Ogbourne St Andrew, Rockley and Barbury Castle
Walk 17 - Fyfield Down and the Devil's Den
Walk 18 - Avebury
Vale of Pewsey
Walk 19 - Cherhill and Oldbury
Walk 20 - Heddington, Olivers Castle and Roundway Down
Walk 21 - Alton Barnes and the Wansdyke
Walk 22 - Knap Hill and Oare
Walk 23 - Martinsell Hill and Wootton Rivers
Walk 24 - Great Bedwyn and Wilton
North Hampshire Downs
Walk 25 - Tidcombe and Hippenscombe Bottom
Walk 26 - Inkpen and Walbury Hill
Walk 27 - Ashmansworth and Faccombe
Walk 28 - St Mary Bourne and the Bourne Valley
Walk 29 - Ecchinswell and Ladle Hill
Walk 30 - Kingsclere and Hannington
Appendix A Route Summary Table
Appendix B Useful Contact Information
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Appendix C Bibliography
