Sunday 22 February 2009

Savernake Forest

Walk 27 from Somerset, Wiltshire and the Mendips Pathfinder guide. This walk started in Marlborough town centre, moved into Savernake Forest, and followed the River Kennett back to Marlborough. This was a 16.1 km walk (parts of which through the forest were skipped).

The Grand Avenue of Savernake Forest.














In the forest.
































Katie points the way in Savernake Forest.














Cock-a-troop lane.


















The River Kennett.

Avebury, West Kennett and Silbury Hill

Walk 13 from the Somerset, Wiltshire and the Mendips pathfinder guide (21) - a new guide for this month. This walk is 10.5km and includes many prehistoric sites of note.

Avebury Stone(s)














Dan with stone.














Katie with stone.














View from Ridgeway.














The River Kennett.














Silbury Hill














Inside the Long Barrow at West Kennett.














Stones at West Kennett Long Barrow.

Goring

This is walk number 12 from Chilterns and Thames Valley Pathfinder guide 25. It is 10.4km, starts from Goring and passes through numerous woods.














View across the Berkshire Downs.














Great Chalk Wood.














An "immense" field after emerging from Great Chalk Wood.

Didcot

A few walks during the snow in February.