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photo - Ash Mills connect to The Stonehenge Tour from Salisbury railway station regularly from London thestonehengetour.info Avebury and Stonehenge Private Guided Tours Wiltshire’s wonderful countryside, full of internationally important monuments, is a very special place to visit Find out more online or call Laurence oldburytours.co.uk | +44 (0)7947 488665
NATIONAL TRUST LANDSCAPES From ancient trees to butterflies and otters, National Trust look after some wonderful landscapes, that are full of life. Try Bath Skyline for example - only a short stroll from the city centre. Explore the skyline hills above Bath and beyond, through six miles of meadows and ancient woodlands to secluded valleys. The limestone grassland slopes support a great variety of plants and attract a number of butterflies, great for some spring and summer wildlife spotting. This is a circular walk and will take around three to four hours of moderate walking. For a more exhilarating walking trail you might prefer Cheddar Gorge & Caves dramatic 3-mile walk – 450ft above sea level – with views over the Mendips. And it’s not just the landscape out to impress. The gorge is a dedicated conservation area, home to an abundance of rare plants and wildlife – see if you can spot the Cheddar Pink (dianthus), which isn’t found anywhere else in the world. There are a variety of fascinating sites across Wiltshire too, including parts of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. At Avebury you’ll find the largest stone circle in the world, a prehistoric artificial chalk mound, Silbury Hill, as well as many other Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, including Windmill Hill, The Sanctuary and West Kennet Long Barrow. A bit further afield, discover the Stonehenge Landscape where there are remarkable prehistoric monuments such as The Avenue, several Bronze Age barrow cemeteries and the huge henge monument of Durrington Walls, which contains the remains of a Neolithic village. Just outside Marlborough, Lockeridge Dene and Piggledene’s PEDAL POWER Discover the Great West Way on two wheels, whether you choose to take your own, or hire your bike. Join a cycle tour with Wild Swim Bike Run, or find adventure in beautiful countryside on trails with Active England and Compass Holidays. Or why not try cycling on a tandem around Bristol, the UK’s first Cycling City, with Bristol Tandem Hire? Adventure seeker? Then head to the Swinley Forest stopping in at the Swinley Bike Hub. unusual sarsen boulder stream, creates a striking landscape, from which the standing stones of Avebury were probably sourced. At Cherhill there’s the white horse on Calstone and Cherhill Downs. North of Chippenham discover Sutton Lane Meadows, an unspoilt natural wildflower meadow which blooms in May and June. → GreatWestWay.co.uk 39
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