Green Walks in England South-west (east)

This area comprises the eastern half of the region, and takes in the BH, GL, SN and SP postcode areas, excluding SP7 and SP8 districts around Gillingham and Shaftesbury.

Neighbouring regions are

Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.

Routes

  • Avon Valley Path
    A 55km walk between Salisbury and Christchurch, following the course of the River Avon.
  • Castleman Trailway
    A 27km walk along a former railway trackbed, between Upton Country Park and the edge of Ringwood.
  • Clarendon Way
    A 39km walk between Salisbury and Winchester.
  • Cotswold Way
    A 166km walk between Bath and Chipping Campden.
  • Geopark Way
    A walk of 177km between Bridgnorth and Gloucester.
  • Greater Ridgeway
    A 605km walk which chains the four paths which link Lyme Regis with the North Norfolk coast — the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, Icknield Way Trail, and Peddars Way.
  • Hardy Way
    A walk of 344km from the birthplace of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) to the spot where his heart is buried (the ashes of the rest of him are in Westminster Abbey).
  • Heart of England Way
    A 166km walk between Milford (in Staffordshire) and Bourton-on-the-Water.
  • Kennet and Avon Canal Path
    A walk of 157km along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal between Reading and Bath.
  • Macmillan Way
    A 936km walk between Worcester and Southwick, following the route taken (following the Battle of Worcester) by King Charles I (1600-49).
  • Monarch’s Way
    A 936km walk between Worcester and Southwick, following the route taken (following the Battle of Worcester) by King Charles I (1600-49).
  • Llwybr Clawdd Offa / Offa’s Dyke Path
    A walk of 286km between Chepstow and Prestatyn.
  • Oxfordshire Way
    A walk of 109km between Bourton-on-the-Water and Henley-on-Thames.
  • Poole Harbour Trail
    A walk of 63km round Poole Harbour.
  • The Ridgeway
    A walk of 136km between Overton Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon.
  • Llwybr Hafren / Severn Way
    A 338km walk between the river’s source on Pumlumon Fawr and the upper boundary of the Bristol Channel at Severn Beach.
  • Shakespeare’s Avon Way
    A walk of 151km following the Warwickshire Avon from its source at Naseby to its outflow into the Severn at Tewkesbury.
  • Solent Way
    A 97km coastal walk between Milford-on-Sea and Emsworth.
  • Test Way
    A 77km walk following the River Test between Inkpen Beacon and the Solent.
  • Thames Path
    A walk of 440km between Greenwich and the river’s source.
  • Wessex Ridgeway
    A 220km walk between Lyme Regis and Marlborough.
  • Llwybr Dyffryn Gwy / Wye Valley Walk
    A 223km walk between Rhyd-y-benwch, near the source of the river, and Chepstow, where it empties into the Severn.

Hubs

Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include

  • Bournemouth
    Bournemouth is the obvious hub for the coast and its hinterland within the area.
  • Gloucester
    Gloucester (or Cheltenham) will serve as a hub for the north of the area.
  • Salisbury
    Salisbury will serve as a hub for the southern part of the area away from the coast.
  • Swindon
    Swindon will serve as a hub for the central part of the area.

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