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Mid Wiltshire Group
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Phone: 01380 725214
Website: http:/ / www.ramblers-wilts.org.uk/ mid_wilts.htm
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Our group covers the area in central Wiltshire bounded by the Marlborough Downs in the north and Salisbury Plain to the south. It includes the historic town of Devizes and several attractive villages. The Kennet and Avon Canal with its famous flight of locks at Caen Hill extends through Devizes towards Pewsey.
The immediate countryside gives rise to many walking opportunities including the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Pewsey Vale and Marlborough Downs. Long distance paths include the Mid-Wilts Way and the Wessex Ridgeway. Two of Wiltshire's chalk white horses are visible on hillsides around Devizes.
The group meets weekly on Sundays in Devizes for morning, afternoon or all day walks. We have a varied programme of shorter or long walks to suit most abilities. These may be in the immediate locality or some distance away. Occasionally there may be walks arranged on Fridays or Saturdays.
Traditionally the group has an organised walking week away in May, a weekend in September and a coach trip in June. Other social events are also included in our programme throughout the year. Although we are a comparatively small group, walkers and visitors are welcome to join us.
Wiltshire Wanderers Group
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Phone: 01249 816467
Website: http:/ / www.ramblers-wilts.org.uk/ wiltshire_wanderers.htm
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We are a walking group that covers Wiltshire and the immediate surrounding counties, for people roughly between the ages of about 20 and 50. We cater for all abilities of walkers with walks graded from easy to strenuous. The latter don't involve hikes up big mountains as there aren't many of them in Wiltshire! They are often just of a longer distance.
We offer 2 to 3 walks a month ranging from 5 to 14 miles in length, usually take place on a Sunday, and starting at around 10 to 10.30am. In the summer we also offer shorter evening walks often with a pub meal at the end.
On most walks there is the option of a stop at a country pub or tea shop on route or at the end, sometimes with a meal. Otherwise please bring a packed lunch and a drink. If anybody has problems in getting to the start of walks we have members who are happy to share lifts. We have about 30 members in the group and about another 20 from other groups that walk with us regularly, and we have an average of about 10 people out on every walk.
We also go on long weekends away in the warmer months, either camping, in bunkhouses or B&B's, to places like Cornwall, Wales, the Lake District for both hiking and sightseeing.
Chippenham Group
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Phone: 01249 811445
Website: http:/ / www.ramblers-wilts.org.uk/ chippenham.htm
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Where the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) meets the Wiltshire Downs can best describe the charming area in which the Chippenham group regularly walk.
The town itself was founded over 1000 years ago and was the royal hunting lodge for Alfred the Great 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. The town flourished on the stagecoach route between Bristol and London and with the coming of the Great Western Railway.
West of Chippenham are the exquisite "picture postcard" villages of Castle Combe and Biddestone, complete with village green and duck pond. To the south is the National Trust-owned village of Lacock.
Our fortnightly Sunday walks typically range from 5 to 10 miles. We meet 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.
West Wiltshire Group
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Phone: 01225 868091
Website: http:/ / www.ramblers-wilts.org.uk/ west_wilts.htm
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The West Wiltshire area comprises five main towns i.e. Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury, and many villages. The open spaces of the Westbury hills - chalk downlands to the south and east of Warminster - offer walking opportunities well away from traffic. Bradford-on-Avon dates back to Saxon times and is a popular centre for walking, particularly along the Kennet & Avon Canal towards Bath.
The West Wiltshire group continues to thrive, endeavouring to provide walks throughout the year every Wednesday and Sunday thanks to the goodwill and contribution of its members. Distances can range from a 4-mile stroll to a more demanding 15-mile walk. On the all-day walks we always break for lunch, so please bring a picnic. Our programme of walks continues to be very popular with between 20 and 30 members participating each week. Details of our walks, which are publicised widely in the local press, can be found on the Group Walks Finder. Additionally, on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the summer, we help organize a series of railway walks from stations on the Bristol to Weymouth service, with many of our members taking part or leading.
We regularly organize self-booking weekends away, as well as longer breaks with Ramblers Holidays. Recent venues have been Derbyshire, Dorset, Pembrokeshire, Crete, Majorca and Southern Italy.
North East Wilts Group
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Phone: 01793 537472
Website: http:/ / www.ramblers-wilts.org.uk/ ne_wilts.htm
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The North-East Wiltshire group covers the towns of Swindon and Marlborough and a large area of beautiful and varied countryside surrounding them.
Our area extends to the River Thames in the north, Wootton Bassett and Avebury in the west, Tidworth and Ludgershall in the south and the county boundary with Berkshire and Oxfordshire in the east. It includes the Marlborough Downs (part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), the Cotswold Water Park, Savernake Forest, part of the Kennet and Avon Canal and the world heritage site at Avebury.
As well as walking in every part of our area we occasionally travel further afield. Our walks typically range from 3 to 15 miles, and from easy to strenuous. We walk every Sunday (sometimes offering a choice of two walks) and on many Saturdays as well. We also have a few walks on weekday evenings, mainly in the summer, usually finishing with an optional pub meal.
Most walks have a Swindon meeting point 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. Some walks use public transport.