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.
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.
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