Marlborough to Lyme Regis 219km/136 miles
A route from deepest Wiltshire along ancient paths via the edge of Salisbury
Plain and Cranbourne Chase to the Dorset Coast.
The route was devised by local Ramblers during the 1980s in support of the
RA's aim to establish a single National Trail along the ancient trackways
linking the south coast of England to the Wash. Although National Trail status
is yet to be achieved the route is recognised by the local authorities and was
opened in 1994. It links to the Ridgeway National Trail near Avebury and walkers
can then continue along the
Icknield
Way and
Peddars Way to Hunstanton (see the
Ridgeway page and Greater Ridgeway guidebook below
for more information).
Connects with East Devon Way, Hardy Way, Imber Range Perimeter Path, Jubilee
Trail (Dorset), Kennet
and Avon Walk, Liberty Trail, Macmillan
Way,
Monarch's
Way, Ridgeway,
South
West Coast Path
Highway Authorities Dorset,
Wiltshire
Click here to find bed & breakfast
accommodation on this path
Luggage transfer Rio's
Taxis (Yeovil - Lyme Regis)
Holiday providers include Bobs,
Explore
Britain
Explorer maps
116,
117,
118,
130,
143,
157
Landranger maps
173,
183,
184,
193,
194,
195
The route is shown on recent editions of these maps.
Publications
- Walk the Wessex Ridgeway in Wiltshire by Brian Panton.
Order
here!
Guidebook including detailed maps.
- Wessex Ridgeway by Anthony Burton, ISBN 1 85410 613 9. Aurum
£12.99
Recreational Route Guide with OS 1:25,000 map extracts
- The Greater Ridgeway from Lyme Regis to Hunstanton by Ray Quinlan,
ISBN 1 85284 346 2. Cicerone £12.95
+ p&p.
Compact guide describing
583km/363-mile route along the Wessex Ridgeway (Lyme Regis to Avebury),
Ridgeway National Trail (Avebury to Ivinghoe), Icknield Way (Ivinghoe to
Knettishall Heath) and Peddars Way National Trail (Knettishall Heath to
Hunstanton) with OS 1:50 000 map extracts, route descriptions
and background information. See the Ridgeway
page for more information.
Wessex Ridgeway