Walks from Pewsey
Wiltshire · South West England
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Pewsey Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Pewsey by train.
Pewsey Circular via Pewsey White Horse
Chalk downland, the Pewsey White Horse hill figure, the River Avon and a quiet village, with spectacular views.
Pewsey White Horse: A 20th-century chalk hill figure cut into the downs above Pewsey.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).
Pewsey Circular via Martinsell Hill
Hamlets, hill climbs, Martinsell Iron Age hillfort, the Giant's Grave earthwork, sweeping Vale of Pewsey views and the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Martinsell Hill: An Iron Age hillfort and the second-highest point in Wiltshire, with sweeping views over the Vale of Pewsey.
Giant's Grave: A prominent prehistoric earthwork on a steep down above Pewsey offering far-reaching views.
The Kennet & Avon Canal: A historic canal linking the rivers Kennet and Avon, with a towpath running through the Pewsey Vale.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).
Pewsey Circular via Giant's Grave
Open downland on Fyfield Down, the Giant's Grave earthwork and old droveways, with wide views across the Vale of Pewsey.
Giant's Grave: A prominent prehistoric earthwork on a steep down above Pewsey offering far-reaching views.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).
Pewsey Circular via Milk Hill
Chalk downland escarpments, open ridges, steep serrated downs, Vale of Pewsey farmland, canal towpath, prehistoric earthworks and hillforts.
Time: 8h (6h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Pewsey Circular via Avebury
Open Wiltshire downland, Marlborough Downs ridges, bluebell woods, sarsen stone fields, ancient earthworks, Vale of Pewsey and canal towpath.
Avebury (National Trust)
Time: 11h (8h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 1h break)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Bedwyn to Pewsey
Magnificent views. Canal towpath and with moderate climbs. Part of the Mid Wiltshire Way.
Time: 7h (5h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: Railwalks.
Pewsey Circular via Wansdyke
Chalk downland escarpments, open ridges, Vale of Pewsey farmland, canal towpath and prehistoric earthworks.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: A shorter variant of Pewsey Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).