We are the West Wiltshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Lovely area south of Shaftesbury. Start from the Trailway car park near Shillingstone, walk to Child Okeford and then climb up Hambledon Hill. Descend and then up Hod Hill. On to Stourpaine and then return along the Stour valley to Shillingstone.
Iron Age hill fort builders and the Romans left their marks here. But most excitingly, this was the scene of the showdown in the Civil War between Oliver Cromwell and The Clubmen of Dorset, Wilts and Somerset who armed themself to drive off both Royalists and Parliamentarians (a plague on both their houses). Two stops - coffee and lunch. Bring packed lunch. Strong possibility of a cafe at the end.
[Photo source: File:Hambledon Hill from North Dorset Trailway 20080107.jpg - Wikimedia Commons]
Please TEXT the walk leader to book a place.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US USING THE EMAIL BUTTON ABOVE
Trailway Car Park (free) on the other side of the railway bridge from the North Dorset Railway car park (do not use - for railway only). This is just to the north of Shillingstone, just to the west of the A350. The car park is quite small so car sharing strongly recommended. You might find roadside parking in Shillingstone. Shillingstone is 35 miles from Trowbridge (1 hour 4 minutes).
