Directions
From the foot path sign, cross over the stile and walk
across the field to right hand corner where you will come
to a stile. Go over the style and the stone footbridge
to the lane where you turn right and walk down the lane.
Tara's Note: Stay on your lead for this leg
because of the sheep!
At Draycott Farm follow the bridleway sign to "The
Ridgeway" taking you past a hay barn on
your left
Continue through the wide metal gates and into the
open field ahead following the blue public bridleway arrow
Walk around the edge of the field along the wide
bridleway track keeping the tree line on your right. Stay
on the track as it bears round to the right
Walk across the next track that you come to and into
the field ahead. Follow the public footpath sign across
the field heading slightly left towards a clump of trees (if
you look in the distance you will see a farm building)
Cross over the stile and turn right. After about 15
yards cross over the next stile. Keeping the hedge line
on your right side walk straight ahead to the corner of the
field to another stile
Cross over the stile and bear left into the next field
and with the tree line to your right continue straight
ahead. (note: the footpaths split here don't take the
right hand path by mistake)
When you come to a gap in the hedge line the foot path
switches into the right hand field and continues in the same
direction but now with the hedge line on your left side
Turn right at the hedge line at the end of this field
and walk straight ahead still with the hedge line on your
left. In the corner walk through the hedge line and turn right
on to the bridleway and the hedge line now on your right,
through the gate and the next field
Go through the iron gate and along the Millennium Bridleway
straight ahead towards the white farm building
Tara's Note: Towards the bottom of the field
there is an enclosed paddock that may have sheep in it
so back on your lead for this bit
At the lane turn right and walk past the white cottages known
as Buff Cottages and onto the "Old Ridgeway" track
When you get to the footpath sign a short way along
the track, turn left into the field and walk straight
ahead with the trees to your right.
At the bottom of the field bear right through the gate
then left to join the footpath that you came along at
the start of the walk. Walk through the double gates and past
the hay barn on your right.
Walk up the lane to the left where the lanes fork and
back to the start point
Trail recorded April 2005.
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