A Woodland Spring (Wiltshire)
(guided walking holiday)
Trail overview
Where? –Nr Warminster, Wiltshire
When? – Friday 13th May 2012, 5 nights
Price? — from £655 per person (based on two sharing a bedroom)
One of the must do walks for 2012. A magical holiday exploring hidden South Wiltshire. Your trip is filled with ancient forests, earthy woodlands dotted with wild spring flowers and indigo coloured Bluebells. History abounds from stories of Alfred the Great to Iron age hill forts and 18th century coaching roads where highwaymen once lurked. A walk to the world renowned Stourhead gardens is included, on this holiday which promises a feast for all the senses.
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Local knowledge and expertise
Foot Trails has been planning and organising award winning walking holidays for 8 years Our local knowledge and expertise of the rural South West means we know the best summer paths, best country pubs and all the best spots to give you a memorable break.
Dear Alison and David,
Thank you for a wonderful walk through frozen Wiltshire! Here are a few pictures to recall it. Reaching the summit of Win Green as the sun dropped away and our shadows lengthened was pure magic! The inn provided a cheering warmth and great meals. We feel strengthened for whatever the New Year will bring.
Peter and Georgina
A Woodland Spring holiday highlights
- Indulge your senses in earthy woodland glades filled with Bluebells and spring flowers
- Explore historic medieval villages with idyllic country cottages
- Enjoy visiting the internationally famous Stourhead Landscape Gardens
- Recharge with luxury accommodation at a country inn with boutique country bedrooms
- Hear tales of 18th century highwaymen and old coaching roads
- Explore south Wiltshire's panoramic landscapes where human history dates back 5000 years
- Visit iron age, bronze age and Neolithic settlement sites
Included in your holiday
Your 5 night guided walking holiday begins Monday evening at 7.30pm with a complimentary glass of wine. (Arrive earlier if you wish, a complimentary walk is available for the afternoon). Welcomed by Foot Trails founder Alison Howell, a relaxing evening start to your weekend in the bar by the fire, before dinner, will be a chance to meet your fellow guests and hear about your weekends walks.
Wake to a leisurely breakfast, a treat in itself. David your guide will meet you for an enjoyable
paced 8 mile walk. Through forest, with its Oaks, Larch, Pine and Redwoods. Past the site of a 13th century priory and onto land owned by the Duke of Somerset. Into woodland glades, sprinkled with patches of wild Bluebell, white Wild Garlic, Anemones and more. Look out for deer.
The following day, a leisurely start before our morning walk sees us starting out on the sweeping chalk downs called the Deverills (Deverill means diving rill, an ancient waterway). You can enjoy vistas over the downs and down into the valleys below, where ancient villages sit, church towers peeking out. This ancient area has Saxon connections, including a visit from King Alfred. You will enjoy lunch at an old coaching inn, then onto lakes and an ornamental walk lined by pink and colourful Azaleas and Rhododendron.
We begin the day on a Neolithic causeway camp, you will be immersed in both tremendous views and history. Iron age and Bronze age settlement sites are also on our your route. We pick up the former coaching road, where highwaymen in the 18th century stopped the horse and carriages to rob the unaware passengers. The afternoon brings us to the historic house and magnificent landscape gardens of Stourhead (entrance included), you can enjoy plenty of spring colour from the bulbs and Bluebells and marvel at the carefully created vistas.
A new walk for 2012, Alfred's Story, following guest feedback. Today's walk brings fresh green stretches of woodland with their spring flowers and early leaf buds. Stories and tales of King Alfred abound, and it is nearby that he raised his standard in battle against the Danes. We lunch at a traditional English country pub, with flagstone floors and fireplaces.
Our last day is a The Wizard's Hill, a walk that will lead us to Beech woodland with a true carpet of indigo Bluebells. We will take a narrow path through the carpet of flowers, for a wonderful experience of colour and scent. With Buzzards often flying overhead, their shrill cry on the wind, and carpets of Bluebells, Orchids, Wood Anemone and Yellow Archangel at our feet.
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2012 prices
£655(*) per person, based on two sharing, includes breakfast and lunches as described above.
(*)Upgrade to a deluxe room, £50 supplement per person
Solo occupancy of a double room, £85 supplement (total)
Foot Trails are unique
"Relaxing and Uplifting. You must both be magicians!"
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Foot Trails are the only company to specialise in superior English country inns. Our English country inns have all the character and style of a country pub with the quality and comforts of a hotel.
Our English country walks are researched using our local knowledge and expertise. No national trails or well known tourist paths, this is walking off the beaten track.
Best of all, no heavy bags or squashed sandwiches to carry! With a Foot Trail you enjoy hot tea and coffee as you walk and delicious country pub lunches by the fire on route.
Why wait?
With only 10 places available, book your Early Spring break now.
Escape! Relax and unwind with cosy rooms and log fires and yummy food. An early spring indulgence.
Our Early Spring walking holiday in Wiltshire will refresh you, taking you off the beaten trail far from the crowds and the hustle and bustle. You'll return refreshed from Winter and ready for Spring, with the bonus of an enviable rosy glow!
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2012 prices
£655(*) per person, based on two sharing, includes breakfast and lunches as described above.
(*)Upgrade to a deluxe room, £50 supplement per person
Solo occupancy of a double room, £85 supplement (total)
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