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Overview

This will be an afternoon walk ( 2PM Start ) followed by a 6PM meal at the Half Moon, Shaftesbury. Non walkers are welcome to join us for the meal, but it would be good to know this is your intention. So please sign in as if your were going to walk and let me know you are coming for the meal only.

The Half Moon has a website with details of its catering.

https://www.halfmoonshaftesbury.co.uk

The walk will be out into the Donheads. Those with the vice of house envy will be well catered for. We will also walk up Wiltshire`s road with the most potholes (allegedly......). This adventure contains a few stiles, roads, tracks and fields. There are no major ascents or descents but is rarely completely flat.

We will stop just the once for tea and cake (please bring your own).

I hope that you will be able to join us in some way.

Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Start time:
2:00 pm
Estimated finish time:
6:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.1km / 7.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Packed tea and cake...................

Assistance Dogs only.

Booking opens at 10.00 26/08/25 and closes 10.00 02/09/25

Email a contact phone number to the walk leader using the link in the black box near the top of the page.

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 87186 22481
Nearest postcode:
SP7 8DD
what3words:
indulgent.admit.turns
Start time:
2:00 pm

Please park tidily in the Half Moon Car Park.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking