Wiltshire's charm lies in the beauty of its countryside. The expansive chalk landscapes of the Marlborough and Pewsey downs and Cranborne Chase inspire a sense of space and freedom, offering miles of uninterrupted views deep into Dorset, Somerset and the Cotswolds. South Wiltshire offers the crystal waters of the Ebble, Avon, Nadder and Wylye rivers meandering through tranquil valleys etched into the chalk, linking picture-postcard villages, on their way to Salisbury and its majestic cathedral. Jurassic limestone forms the county's north-west border. This is the south-east edge of the Cotswolds, characterised by its gently undulating landscape and the distinctive honey-coloured stone buildings.

One of the AA County Walks series, this guide explores some of the best of Wiltshire's countryside. It includes 50 themed walks of between 2 and 10 miles, each with fascinating background reading. There are clear, easy-to-follow route descriptions and full colour detailed sketch maps for every walk. Each walk chapter is prefaced by a practical information panel and then a section with interesting information on what to look out for during the walk. Details of places to eat and drink are provided, including guidance for dog owners on where to walk and dog-friendly establishments.

The walk locations include: Chute Standen; Great Bedwyn; Savernake's Royal Forest; Wootton Rivers; Ramsbury; Clarendon; Amesbury; Avon Valley from Downton; Pepperbox Hill; Vale of Pewsey and Oare Hill; Salisbury; Lydiard Park; Great Wishford; Till and Wylye Valleys; Fyfield Down; Old Sarum; Avebury; Barbury Castle; Cricklade; Dinton and the Nadder Valley; Ansty; Wardour Castle; Ebble Valley; Bowood Park; Bremhill; Heytesbury; Devizes; East Knoyle; Fonthill; Tollard Royal; Roundway Hill; Holt; Castle Combe; Lacock; Bowden Park; Malmsbury; Sherston; Box Hill; Stourhead; White Sheet Hill; Westbury White Horse; Corsham; Longleat Estate; Bradford-on-Avon; Frome Valley; Bath.

If you are looking for a walk of between 3 and 8 miles in the lovely Wiltshire countryside topped off by some good pub food, this is the book for you. Its handy size fits neatly into a pocket and it includes all the details you need. Contents include an introduction to each walk, details of distance and terrain, how to get to the start, recommended pub, food served and telephone number, numbered route directions, matching numbered route maps and details of places of interest nearby. There are also photographs to illustrate the pubs and some scenic views to be enjoyed.

The 15 walk locations are: Cricklade; Sherston; Castle Combe; Heddington; Avebury; Aldbourne; Bradford-on-Avon; Bratton; Wilton; Heytesbury; Horningsham; Stourton; Stonehenge and Shrewton; Donhead St Andrew; Tollard Royal.

This is a fairly comprehensive guide to exploring the beautiful countryside around Malmesbury and the wider area of north Wiltshire. There are 25 circular walks varying from 3 to 8 miles in distance graded according to difficulty, although regular countryside walkers would not find any of the walks particularly strenuous. Each walk chapter begins with a brief overall description of the walk and its features, together with distance, walking time, OS maps and details of pubs on the route. This is followed by detailed directions which are accompanied by sketch maps; historical, cultural and archaeological features of interest are also highlighted. The guide is illustrated with black and white photographs of scenes along the walks.

The walk locations are: Lea; Corston; Malmesbury town; Castle Combe; Luckington; Sapperton Tunnel; Long Newnton; Shipton Moyne; Cerney Wick; Easton Grey; Westonbirt; Lacock; Little Somerford; Avebury; Silbury Hill; Ashton Keynes; Avening; Box Hill; Foxham; Gatcombe Park; Barbury Castle; Edgeworth; Brinkworth; Norton and Hullavington; Brokenborough.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to Chippenham and Calne in Wiltshire.

The walk locations are: Chippenham and Maud Heath's Causeway; Castle Combe and West Yatton Down; Christian Malford and Avon Grove Wood; Christian Malford and Sutton Benger; Calne and Bowood Park; Bremhill and Cowage Brook; Kington Langley and Jacksom's Lane; Cherhill and Ranscombe Bottom; Bremhill and Wick Hill; Studley and Pewsham Locks.

To those who enjoy both walking and visiting country pubs this book should appeal. The pubs have been selected for their good food, and the routes give the walker the opportunity to experience the great variety of Wiltshire's glorious countryside. The walks vary in length from 2.5 to 7 miles and each route is described in detail with its own accompanying sketch map with details of how to get there and parking facilities.

A best seller from the day it was first published, this collection of classic pub walks now appears in a new updated and revised edition. It contains 20 circular routes with walks through glorious woodland around Box Hill, Pitton and Barford St Martin; across the high chalk downs near Redlynch, Chitterne and Fox Hill; and beside rivers and canals at Oare, Studley and Ramsbury. Along the way there is the chance to explore picturesque villages, and to visit such places as the Elizabethan mansion and grounds at Corsham Park; and Bowood House with its superb gardens designed by Capability Brown.

The walk locations are: South Marston; Ford; Box Hill; Wingfield; East Knoyle; Barford St Martin; Redlynch; Pitton; Lower Woodford; Chitterne; Upavon; Oare; Collingbourne Ducis; Bishops Cannings; Corsham; Studley; Wootton Rivers; Ramsbury; Ogbourne St George; Fox Hill.

Water always adds interest to a walk and Wiltshire is particularly fortunate in having so many waterways to explore. First and foremost is the Kennet and Avon Canal, home to many different species of birds and wildlife. The county can also boast at least six rivers within its borders - the Thames, the Wiltshire Avon, the Kennet, the Wylve, the Nadder and the Till. In addition, there are the lakes within the Cotswold Water Park; a 56 acre reservoir in the Coate Water Country Park near Swindon; Braydon Pond near Malmesbury; and an attractive lake near Fonthill Bishop.

The twenty circular routes in this book are all between 2 and 9 miles in length. They take the walker part of the way along the banks of these waterways and through some of the most beautiful scenery in Wiltshire. Each walk instruction also includes details on how to get to the start by car, where to park, and what food and drink are available locally. For greater clarity, the route descriptions are divided into numbered paragraphs, which correspond with the numbers on the accompanying sketch maps. There are also seperate sections about places of interest to visit nearby.

From walks near Heytesbury, once the home of war poet Siegfried Sassoon, the Vale of Pewsey and the National Trust village of Laycock to Salisbury's watermeadows and Devizes' flight of 29 canal locks, this book provides the walker with many interesting and exhilarating hours in the open air.

Nick Channer lives in West Berkshire near the Wiltshire border. He is a keen and enthusiastic walker and has a wide knowledge of Britain's footpaths.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to the town of Corsham and the villages of Box and Lacock in Wiltshire. The walks are between approximately 4 and 9 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the delights of this lovely area.

The walk locations are: Lacock; Box and Drewett's Mill; Box and the valley of By Brook; Corsham and Corsham Park; Corsham and Chapel Knapp; Castle Combe; Marshfield and Cloud Wood; Box and Lidbrooks Bottom; Box and Cat's Hill; Yatton Keynell and Lanhill Barrow.

Salisbury Plain is the largest natural chalkland landscape in Britain and Europe. Because of military presence, much of the area escaped the agricultural revolution and remains as a single immense expanse of virgin downland which has been unploughed since prehistory. Some 80 square miles have been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England. The walks are beside, and sometimes inside, military training areas and temporary path diversions or closures can affect some routes.

All of the walks in this guide are circular and begin at a car park or safe parking location with the grid reference provided. Public transport options are given where available. The walks are graded between one and three boot symbols with three boots the hardest and distances from 4 to 8 miles. Distance and a short description of the terrain are provided. However, all the walks can be leisurely done in a morning to work up an appetite for lunch, or used as a convenient excuse to work off that lunch! Clear route directions are provided together with simple sketch maps. One of the features that make the 'Boot Up' series of guides so attractive is the emphasis on good landscape photography and the book is well illustrated throughout with colour photographs. The handy size also means it will slip easily into your pocket, protected by the tough cover.

The walk locations are: Battlesbury and Scratchbury; Westbury White Horse and Bratton; Edington and Tinhead; Chitterne and Knook; Bustard Inn and Netheravon; Normanton and Stonehenge; Marden and Chirton; Fyfield and Pewsey; Everleigh and Baden Down; Winterbournes and Figsbury.

This guide is one of the Jarrold Short Walks series, designed for all the family. These lovely little full colour guides are the ideal companion for short walks of between 2 and 6 miles that can be enjoyed by all. Features include clear and easy to follow instructions; detailed Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping with the route clearly highlighted, and specially commissioned photographs. There are twenty routes to choose from, colour coded by length and difficulty; green for easy; blue for modest length with some climbing and red for more challenging walks, possibly with stiff climbs.

The walk locations are: Avebury; Castle Combe; Bradford-on-Avon; Bratton Camp and Westbury White Horse; Amesbury; Pitton and Church Copse; Salisbury; Wootton Rivers; Market Lavington; The Shears and Collingbourne Wood; Around the Chutes; Upavon; Downton and Trafalgar Park; The Pepperbox and Privett Farm; Broad Chalke and the Ox Drove; Nunton and the River Ebble; Pewsey; Great Bedwyn and Crofton; Great Wishford to Grovely Wood; Around the Fonthills.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire. The walks are between 4 and 10.5 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the delights of this lovely area.

The locations are: Bradford-on-Avon and the Avoncliff Aqueduct; Semington and Hag Hill; Clanger Wood near West Ashton; Avoncliff, Limpley Stoke and Ilford Manor; Bradford-on-Avon, Lower Wraxall and the Kennet and Avon Canal; Steeple Ashton and Stourton Water; Monkton Farleigh and Sally in the Wood; Staverton, Great Chalfield and the Pack Horse Bridge; Bradford-on-Avon and Inwood; Rode and Rode Common.

The walks in this booklet have been devised by members of the West Wiltshire Group of the Rambelers' Association. All are circular and they vary in length from 4 to 11 miles. At each starting point there is adequate parking space for several cars and for seven of the walks parking is available in a public car park.

The route descriptions are sufficient to enable even inexperienced walkers to follow the routes safely and OS Explorer map extracts are provided with the route clearly highlighted in yellow.

This local guide has been produced and published by the West Wilts Group of the RA. The ten walks in this booklet have been devised and written by ten members of the group. Accordingly the descriptive narratives show a variety of different styles. For ease of use a detailed sketch map is shown opposite each walk description with the route clearly highlighted. Paragraph numbers in the description are shown on the maps at relevant points. This guide allows you to share in the discoveries of experienced ramblers with good local knowledge.

In this book members of the RA West Wilts Group have devised a further ten interesting and enjoyable walks using their local knowledge and experience. For ease of use a detailed sketch map is shown opposite each walk description. Paragraph numbers in the description are shown on the maps at relevant points. Also highlighted are paths providing links with adjacent walks described in the book.

This Jarrold-Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout this varied region. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed 1:25,000 scale Explorer maps from Ordnance Survey and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 routes to choose from, colour coded for difficulty, and all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all situations.

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks. Practical details are included, such as refreshment stops and places to leave your car. Usually we recommend taking the appropriate OS Explorer map on all walks, but in the case of the Pathfinder Guides this mapping is included, with the route clearly outlined in yellow.

The walk locations include: Nunney Combe; Nettlebridge and Harridge Wood; Devizes and Caen Hill Locks; Leigh Woods and the Avon Gorge; Ilminster and Herne Hill; Langport and Muchelney Abbey; Axbridge and Cheddar Reservoir; Salisbury and Old Sarum; Lacock and Bowden Park; Fovant Down; Old and New Wardour Castles; Weston Woods and Sand Bay; Avebury; West Kennett and Silbury Hill; Glastonbury; Lambourne Downs; Uffington Monuments and Vale of the White Horse; Ham Hill, Montacute and Norton Sub Hamdon; Cadbury Castle and the Corton Ridge; Hinton Charterhouse and Wellow; Bradford-on-Avon, Westwood and Avoncliff; Pewsey Downs; Stonehenge; Cheddar Gorge; Tollard Royal and Win Green; Barbury Castle and Ogbourne St Andrew; Wells, Ebbor Gorge and Wookey Hole; Savernake Forest; Burrington Combe, Dolebury Warren and Black Down.

The ten walks contained in this book are circular and have been created with the intention of starting and finishing at the focal point of Devizes Town - The Market Place. Here you will find many establishments catering for the needs of hungry and thirsty walkers. Parking is available in pay and display car parks shown on a map of Devizes in the guide.

There is much of interest to see on these walks including a visit to the site of the Civil War battle of Roundway Down; a stroll along Quakers Walk, once an elm lined avenue from Roundway Park to Devizes; the remains of Devizes Castle and a medieval deer park enclosure; several stretches along the Devizes canal and the sites of several macabre events desribed in the text. Other locations visited on the walks are Gypsy Patch, Roundway Hill, Hartmoor, Potterne Village, Potterne Woods, Drew's Pond, Hillworth Park, Sleight and Stert, Consciences Lane, Rowde, Lower Foxhanger's, and Rangebourne Mill.

The Swindon and North East Wiltshire Group of the Ramblers' Association is made up of 61 parishes from Inglesham to Tidworth and Tockenham to Chilton Foliat. The walks in this booklet are all within this area. All the walks are around five miles in length so that only a morning or afternoon is needed to complete them. The walks are well described and sketch maps are included.

The walks have been chosen to show the variety of countryside in the area. Because of this, they vary as to the effort needed, but they can all be walked without having to carry more than a drink. The walk locations are: Avebury and the Sanctuary; Berwick Bassett Common and Windmill Hill; Love's Copse and Love's Lane; Poulton Downs and the Railway Path; Wexcombe and Grafton Downs; Castle Hill and Stanton Fitzwarren; Hare, Aughton and Inham Downs; Hippenscombe Bottom; The Kennet Valley; The Ridgeway and Hinton Downs; Rivers Key, Ray and Thames.

This booklet describes 20 circular routes in the Swindon area all of which should be easy to negotiate. Between them they cover the most attractive walking locations and provide a comprehensive view of the local countryside. Each walk has detailed route directions and a supporting sketch map. Distances vary from 2 to 7 miles.

It is perfectly possible to find good countryside for walking without travelling too far from Swindon. The locations for this booklet have been chosen because the combination of pub and walk worked well. Each of the walks has point by point route finding instructions, an accurate sketch map based upon OS mapping and an illustration of the pub on which the route is based.

The walk locations are: Wroughton (Fox and hounds); Hodson, Chiseldon (Calley Arms); Hannington (The Jolly Tar); Ogbourne St George (The Old Crown); Bishopstone (The True Heart); Clyffe Pypard (Goddard Arms); Purton (The Angel); Broad Hinton (The Crown Inn); Foxhill (The Shepherds Rest); Liddington (The Village Inn).

The walks in this booklet were devised to take you to the best vantage points in the area and to bring you back to your starting point. The routes are easy to follow using visible paths or other features described in the text or on the sketch maps and, with noted exceptions, follow public rights of way.

The walk locations are: Circular from Ramsbury; Aldbourne, Ewin's Hill and Ramsbury; Baydon, Hodd's Hill and Membury; Great Bedwyn, Wilton and Kennet and Avon Canal; East Croft Coppice; Ramsbury and Littlecote; Piggledene, Stony Valley and Devil's Den; Marlborough and Mildenhall; Martinsell Hill, Draycot and Gopher Wood; Martinsell Hill, Kennet and Avon Canal and Wootton Rivers; West Woods, Gopher Wood, Knap Hill and Wansdyke; Milk Hill, Wansdyke, Tan Hill and Kennet and Avon Canal; Milk Hill, Wansdyke, Stanton St Bernard and Kennet and Avon Canal.

The collection of walks in this booklet will help you make the most of the fine countryside that lies between Swindon and Marlborough. The walks are especially suitable for people who enjoy a modest ramble along tracks and footpaths that have good views, are reasonably clear on the ground and are unobstructed. Clear route instructions and sketch maps are provided.

The walk locations are: Barbury Castle, The Ridgeway and Burderop Down; Upper Upham and Snap; Smeathe's Ridge, the Ogbournes and Four Mile Clump; Chiseldon and Hodson; Rockley, Totterdown and Fyfield Down; Ridgeway Path, Shipley Bottom and Sugar Hill; Burderop Down and Smeathe's Ridge; Hackpen Hill, Rockley, Totterdown and the Ridgeway; Ogbourne St. George, Whiteshard Bottom and Chase Woods.

This is a set of eight walk cards contained in a plastic wallet. Each card has a brief description of the walk, the starting point and a sketch map on the front and the route directions on the reverse. You can simply slip the card required into the plastic wallet, making it very convenient to read directions along the way. The walks are between 2 and 5 miles long.

This guide describes ten walks near Salisbury that have been devised by members of the South Wiltshire Group of the Ramblers' Association. Each of the walks has clear step by step instructions and a sketch map. A brief description of the character of each route is given together with the names of pubs along the routes where refreshment can be obtained. The walks are between 4 and 6 miles long.

The walk locations are: Salisbury to Old Sarum; Figsbury Ring and Winterbourne; East Grimstead, Bentley Wood, Blackmoor Copse, Farley; Pepperbox Hill and Barford Down; Charlton, Downton and Trafalgar House; Breamore and Whitsbury; Nunton and Odstock; Broad Chalke and The Ox Drove; Dinton, Compton Chamberlayne and Fovant; Great Wishford and Grovely Wood.

This is a set of ten walk cards contained in a plastic wallet. Each card has a brief description of the walk, the starting point and a sketch map on the front and the route directions on the reverse. You can simply slip the card required into the plastic wallet, making it very convenient to read directions along the way. The walks are between 8 and 13 miles long.