And of course it's typical that when you have a birthday outing planned in, the forecast is dire. Thankfully, it wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be, and managed to complete our lovely loop in north Wiltshire.
We started off in the village of Ford, north of Chippenham. We headed north, along ancient trackways, up steep and very slippery slopes (thanks to all that rain and the clay soil), and would have had lovely views across the By Brook (tributary of the Bristol Avon river) valley if not for the poor weather. Our mid-way stop was in the pretty village of Castle Combe - usually, I only come here for something car-related due to the racing track, so it made a change to admire the lovely honey-coloured cottages along the high street.
Our return route to the pub at Ford for our delicious lunch was along the valley ridge, having crossed the By Brook along an ancient clapper bridge earlier. A very slippery (only two falls, thankfully not me) and wet walk but lovely terrain, lots of variety and probably some great views!
I'm making the most of exploring Wiltshire and Cranborne Chase as I'm moving to Winchester in a couple of weeks, whereby the blog will have a re-branding! However, the walks will still continue, just exploring further east perhaps.
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