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the walk.
Walk #1 - Swallowcliffe - Ansty Tour
Time: 1-2 hours
START at POINT 1(ST 965 271)
The Royal Oak Inn in the centre of the village. Initially, there are
two ways you can go... either turn right signposted Tisbury or straight
down the footpath. Only use this first footpath if the ground is dry
as it gets very muddy at the Ansty end. For the purposes of this description
we will go north-west signposted to Tisbury.
Walk past St. Peters Church on your right and up the hill until
you see a marked footpath just before the last 2 houses in Swallowcliffe.
Turn left down the footpath and continue until you reach the road.
Turn left until you get to the next road junction where you should
turn right. On your right you will see the Saw Mill. You must follow
this road (Kings Lane) all the way around it's twist and turns until
you reach a T-junction. Turn left at this junction and head towards
POINT 2.
POINT
2 (ST 951 265) You will see a farm track to your right. Follow this path which
takes you through some woods and over a hill via a few stiles and
through a field of horses. Eventually you will get to the A30 and
New Barn Farm. Cross the A30 by the polo field and walk down its
west side. Head south down Shave Lane and at the foot of the hill
turn left.
POINT
3(ST 962 249)
Climb the steep hill to the Here Path (POINT 3 - a green lane)
which was the Old Shaftesbury to Salisbury Road. Turn left and walk
for 3/4 mile on the ridge. There will be a path diagonally off to
your left which you should take back down from the ridge (steep!)
through a corn field. Head north until you reach the A30 (POINT
4) but do not cross it.
POINT
4 (ST 967 264) Turn right onto a permitted path which follows the A30
and continue until you see the 'triangle' at the middle entry to
Swallowcliffe village. Cross the road and walk into the village
with the Old Post Office on your right.
Keep left along this road until you reach the triangle near the
Royal Oak Inn. Enjoy!
NOTE: You may wish to divert to
the Ansty Pond, where on the road junction you will see the tallest
maypole in Europe
POINT
3
POINT
4 (ST 967 264)