Walking in the North Wessex Downs - Steve Davison

Walking in the North Wessex Downs

30 walks exploring the AONB

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Buch | Softcover
192 Seiten
2021
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-728-9 (ISBN)
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30 walking routes exploring the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The routes are between 7 and 20km through this peaceful rolling chalk landscape covering parts of four counties: Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire, with descriptions to reach the highest points in each one.
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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.8.2021
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 220 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reiseführer Europa Großbritannien
ISBN-10 1-85284-728-X / 185284728X
ISBN-13 978-1-85284-728-9 / 9781852847289
Zustand Neuware
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