Walks you can reach from Gillingham by train
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Tisbury Station to Salisbury Station (Wiltshire)
15m direct from Gillingham.
Tough: 25km. Moderate ascents. 6h30.
Beautiful; picturesque. Riverside path and flat and easy-going.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Tisbury Station Circular via Hindon (Wiltshire)
15m direct from Gillingham.
22km. 5h.
Dry chalky U-shaped downland valleys, wooded ridges, grassy valleys, picturesque villages, rolling hills, and river valley.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Salisbury Station Circular via Old Sarum (Wiltshire)
30m direct from Gillingham.
16km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
An essential walk! Have lunch a café or pub next to the river. Return from Stonehenge to Salisbury by bus (very frequent & reliable but check times).
Highlights: Old Sarum Ruins and Stonehenge.
Lunch stop: the Bridge Inn (2h30–4h30 in; excellent).
Salisbury Station to Dean Station (Wiltshire)
30m direct from Gillingham.
24km.
Chalk downlands, rolling hills, varied woods, field boundaries, farm tracks, and following the Clarendon Way. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Dean to Mottisfont – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Salisbury Station to Mottisfont & Dunbridge Station (Wiltshire)
30m direct from Gillingham.
37km.
Chalk downlands, rolling hills, varied woods, field boundaries, farm tracks, steep-sided chalk downs, river meadows, Test Valley chalk stream, and sculpture park. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Dean to Mottisfont – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Mottisfont & Dunbridge Station to Andover Station (Hampshire)
45m direct from Gillingham.
Tough: 27km. Moderate ascents. 7h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
[[Whitchurch Station](/train-stations/west-midlands-of-england/shropshire/whitchurch)](/train-stations/wales/glamorgan/whitchurch) to Andover Station (Hampshire)
45m direct from Gillingham.
19km. 5h.
Open Hampshire countryside, dismantled railway embankment, riverside paths along River Test, thatched-cottage village, concreted forest tracks through Harewood Forest, farmland, and suburban approach into Andover. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
[[Whitchurch Station](/train-stations/west-midlands-of-england/shropshire/whitchurch)](/train-stations/wales/glamorgan/whitchurch) to Overton Station (Hampshire)
1h direct from Gillingham.
11km. Moderate ascents. 3h.
Riverside path. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge; Sections prone to flooding after heavy rain.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
[[Whitchurch Station](/train-stations/west-midlands-of-england/shropshire/whitchurch)](/train-stations/wales/glamorgan/whitchurch) Circular via St Nicholas, Freefolk (Hampshire)
1h direct from Gillingham.
15km. 3h30.
Upper Test valley, water meadows, mill-streams, parkland, riverside paths, and quiet lanes. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Overton to Whitchurch – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.