a large country house

Walking in North West Wiltshire

Where the Cotswolds National Landscape meets the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty best describes the charming area in which our group regularly walk. 

At the heart of our area is Chippenham, which is home to Alfred the Great’s royal hunting lodge  from where he pursued his fight against the invading Danes. In the Middle Ages corn mills made way for the prosperous wool trade and famous cheese market.  

West of the town are the exquisite picture postcard villages of Castle Combe and Biddestone, complete with village green and duck pond. To the south of our region is the National Trust-owned village of Lacock, and to the north is Malmesbury, a market town which became prominent in the Middle Ages as a centre for learning focused on and around Malmesbury Abbey. Æthelstan, the first king of all England, was buried in the abbey when he died in 939.  

Our walking community

We extend a warm welcome to all new walkers, visitors and guests. Our weekly Sunday walks typically range from 4 to 12 miles. We offer the option of meeting in Chippenham so that we can car share to the start of the walk and give members without cars a lift. This enables us to take as few cars as possible.  

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

Find out more

a group of walkers in enjoying a ramble in a field

Find a walk

Search 50,000 Ramblers group walks, guided by a walk leader. Enter a location or postcode to find nearby Ramblers group walks. 

a Ramblers group walking on a grass path with rolling hills in the distance.

Find a group

With over 500 Ramblers groups across Britain there is bound to be at least one close to you. Enter a location or postcode to find nearby Ramblers groups. 

"null"

Campaign with us - protect the places we walk

Walking is a simple pleasure that should be open to everyone, so we campaign to remove barriers to walking and we protect the places we love to wander.

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