Walks and stories

Swallowcliffe and Sutton Down

Over recent years I have walked extensively on Cranborne Chase. It is a wonderful landscape to trek around, with far reaching views from the ridges…

Great Bustards on the Ranges

Last year whilst staying at Charlton St Peter I did an interesting walk on the Larkhill and West Down Ministry of Defence ranges on Salisbury…

A Circuit to Ramsbury

With the weather set fair for the week and nothing pressing in the diary Lynnie suggests I head off for a week’s walking. I am…

Oare and Wootton Rivers

In a few days time I will be leading a guided walk in the Pewsey Vale so today I will pre walk the route to…

Martinsell Hill and Milton Lilbourne

There are some spots in Wiltshire with stunning views that are always worth a return visit. Usually because they offer rolling expansive vistas across the…

Houghton Down and Longstock

It is a while since I last walked from Stockbridge so I have decided to head that way today. Years ago it was a regular…

Black Knoll and Packet Stone

This is another day when the weather forecast is not great. Lyn has decided to stay in Ludlow and explore a bit more of the…

Two Trigs on the Long Mynd

About twenty years ago we had a few nights bed and breakfast in Church Stretton and spent a day walking on the Long Mynd. I…

Mortimer Forest from Ludlow

For more than ten years our trips away have involved the caravan. Occasionally when on a multi-day walking trip I stop in bed and breakfast…

Sixpenny Handley to Chettle

Recently I did a cracking circular walk from Sixpenny Handley that explored woodland around the Rushmore Estate and visited Chettle where there is a really…