Free Guided Walk - Reflections on our Landscape
While we walk through our modern farmscapes towards and around ancient monuments, we imagine what it was like for our ancestors.
Our National Trust guided walk volunteers will discuss the ancient monuments we pass and help us imagine what it was like for our ancestors; their use of wild plants, crops, industry and crafts.
The walk is approx 7 miles (taking up to 5 hours, including lunch break) and is linear, so follows the same route back, but detours to the Grey Mare and Her Colts and the Hellstone ensuring you see different things in the landscape walking the other way!
An idea of how the day looks:
Leave Hardy Monument 1100
Hampton Stone Circle
Bishop's Road 1200
Kingston Russell Stone Circle 1230
Tenants Hill
Take time for lunch
Gray Mare and Her Colts 1320
Hellstone 1420
Monument 1515
The views and changes of landscape are amazing.
We are using public footpaths or bridleways all the way with just one road to cross at the top of Portesham Hill and a few hundred metres of roads to walk along from Bishop’s Road to the entrance to Gorwell Farm.
The bridleway from the entrance to Gorwell Farm to Tenants Hill can be particularly muddy and slippery when wet and from Hampton Stone Circle to Bishop’s Road is ’tricky’ underfoot.
Image credit: John Miller
Please note:
- Standard admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- Meet by Hardy Monument at 10.45 ready for an 11.00 departure.
- Please wear weather appropriate clothing and shoes with a good grip that are designed for walking. You can bring drinks, lunch and snacks as we will be stopping for breaks.
- There are no facilities on this walk. There are no toilets or cafe.
- Due to the livestock we pass dogs are not allowed on this walk.
- This is a FREE guided walk.
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While we walk through our modern farmscapes towards and around ancient monuments, we imagine what it was like for our ancestors.
Our National Trust guided walk volunteers will discuss the ancient monuments we pass and help us imagine what it was like for our ancestors; their use of wild plants, crops, industry and crafts.
The walk is approx 7 miles (taking up to 5 hours, including lunch break) and is linear, so follows the same route back, but detours to the Grey Mare and Her Colts and the Hellstone ensuring you see different things in the landscape walking the other way!
An idea of how the day looks:
Leave Hardy Monument 1100
Hampton Stone Circle
Bishop's Road 1200
Kingston Russell Stone Circle 1230
Tenants Hill
Take time for lunch
Gray Mare and Her Colts 1320
Hellstone 1420
Monument 1515
The views and changes of landscape are amazing.
We are using public footpaths or bridleways all the way with just one road to cross at the top of Portesham Hill and a few hundred metres of roads to walk along from Bishop’s Road to the entrance to Gorwell Farm.
The bridleway from the entrance to Gorwell Farm to Tenants Hill can be particularly muddy and slippery when wet and from Hampton Stone Circle to Bishop’s Road is ’tricky’ underfoot.
Image credit: John Miller
Please note:
- Standard admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- Meet by Hardy Monument at 10.45 ready for an 11.00 departure.
- Please wear weather appropriate clothing and shoes with a good grip that are designed for walking. You can bring drinks, lunch and snacks as we will be stopping for breaks.
- There are no facilities on this walk. There are no toilets or cafe.
- Due to the livestock we pass dogs are not allowed on this walk.
- This is a FREE guided walk.
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