Wessex Ridgeway

Location: Wiltshire; Devon; Dorset

OS Maps: Explorer 118, 117, 116

The Wessex Ridgway, running for 220 km from Marlborough in Wiltshire to Lyme Regis on the Dorset Coast, takes the walker on a strenuous switchback across some of the country's finest chalk downland and through some of the best-preserved landscape in the south of England. It is also a landscape rich in archaeological sites and in literary associations - this is the heart both of the ancient kingdom of Wessex and of Hardy country. Here the walker will find the English Countryside at its very best and a host of villages that the twetieth century has left largely untouched.

	Guide Book:
	The Wessex Ridgeway by Anthony Burton This comprehensive easy-to-use guide covers the entire route and is packed with useful information. It includes detailed descriptions, including points of interest, for each stage of the path, accompanied by OS 1:25000 maps Title now out of print