Micro Event: Ancient landscape of the Lambourn Downs

Come and join us on a pleasant walk over the field-side footpaths and lanes of the Lambourn Downs.

The Ridge Way is a 5000 year old trading route between Wiltshire and Hertfordshire, sitting on a ridge of chalk downland.  Like today civilization grew around the main route, leading to many of England's ancient landscape features within easy reach.  Along its route, are the stone circle at Avebury, several long-barrows such as Wayland's Smithy and many iron age hill forts. In more recent times, the Ridge Way became a drovers route and is now a National Trail.

Our walk will take us to the south of the Ridge Way, crossing over the downs of Upper Lambourn and with views over much of West Berkshire. The chalk lanes and gallops return us to the Ridge Way at Uffington Castle - the mounds of a large, early iron age fort - and a view of the famous White Horse, albeit from above. We follow the ridge back to the cars.

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• All are required to practice social distancing – staying 2m (not 1m) apart at all times, including the lunch stop.
• Unfortunately, there won’t be any planned pub / café stops en route or at the end, and please don’t share sweets or snacks with others – we’re sorry!
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