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Fyfield Down

5.72 miles (9.2 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap A circular walk exploring Fyfield Down National Nature Reserve in Wiltshire. The area is part of the Marlborough Downs within the North Wessex Downs AONB.
There's some lovely views from the elevated ridge and the ancient Grey Wethers to see. The stones are considered the best assemblage of sarsen stones in England.
The walk starts from the public car park just north east of the village of Fyfield. From here you can pick up bridleways and follow them up onto Fyfield Down. The area also includes the Wessex Ridgeway which you can follow to the adjacent Clatford and Overton Downs. If you wished to extend the walk then you could head west along the Ridgeway to visit the Avebury Stones. The stone are a major highlight of the area and well worth a visit.

Postcode

SN8 1RU - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Fyfield Down OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Fyfield Down Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

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Photos

Livestock on Fyfield Down - geograph.org.uk - 3544196

Livestock on Fyfield Down

Sarsen Stones - approaching from the west - geograph.org.uk - 6951

Sarsen Stones - approaching from the west. Looking west from the Wessex Ridgeway toward the Sarsen Stones site

Green Street, heading across Fyfield Down - geograph.org.uk - 3544241

Green Street, heading across Fyfield Down

Sarsen stones, Fyfield Down - geograph.org.uk - 412186

Sarsen stones, Fyfield Down

Clatford Down - geograph.org.uk - 408747

Clatford Down

The Belt, Fyfield - geograph.org.uk - 969429

The Belt, Fyfield

The Devil's Den - geograph.org.uk - 1141652

The Devil's Den. On New Years Eve the Devil appears with a team of white oxen to pull this cromlech down while his dog, with burning coals for eyes, rather foolishly sits underneath

Approaching Down Barn, West Overton - geograph.org.uk - 3544181

Approaching Down Barn, West Overton

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