Stage 3 – Wootton Rivers to Bishops Cannings

13 miles / 21 kms

Food – take a packed lunch or divert off the Pewsey Vale Circular Way down in to Honeystreet to have lunch at the Honeystreet Mill Cafe.

Stage 3 of the Pewsey Vale Circular Way takes you from the lovely village of Wootton Rivers, up into the Pewsey Downs.  Expect some tough climbs which are rewarded with spectacular views, beginning at Martinsell Hill.  You’ll encounter the Alton Barnes White Horse, as well as Adam’s Grave and the Pewsey National Nature Reserve.  There are ancient earthworks and strip lynchets to see and part of the route takes you along the Wansdyke path – a 50 mile ancient earthwork which marked the northern boundary of the kingdom of Wessex.  It’s an exhilarating stretch with plenty to see.

Walk the Pewsey Vale Circular Way from Wootton Rivers to Walkers Hill

7 miles / 11.3 kms

Approximately 3.5 hours

Packed lunch or lunch at the Honeystreet Mill Cafe

Honeystreet Mill Cafe is 1.5 miles / 2.4 kms from the Pewsey Vale Circular Way, diverting off at Walkers Hill.  You can download the gpx file for this diversion here.

Lunch plus walking of 3 miles / 4.8 kms – approximately 2.5 hours in total

Walk the Pewsey Vale Circular Way from Walkers Hill to Bishops Cannings

6 miles / 9.7 kms

Approximately 3 hours