Stage 3 - Wootton Rivers to Bishops Cannings

Stage 3 of the Pewsey Vale Circular Way takes you from the lovely village of Wootton Rivers, up into the Pewsey Downs. Expect some tough climbs which are rewarded with spectacular views, beginning at Martinsell Hill. You'll encounter the Alton Barnes White Horse, as well as Adam's Grave and the Pewsey National Nature Reserve. There are ancient earthworks and strip lynchets to see and part of the route takes you along the Wansdyke path - a 50 mile ancient earthwork which marked the northern boundary of the kingdom of Wessex. It's an exhilarating stretch with plenty to see.

St Mary the Virgin Church – Bishops Cannings

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in Bishops Cannings is Grade 1 listed, originating in the 12th or ...

The Wansdyke Wansdyke is an ancient earthwork, a wall and ditch, which runs in a shallow arc for some 50 ...

The distinctive church of St Andrew’s in Wootton Rivers, accessed from the village lane along a pretty path, originally stood ...

Pewsey Downs National Nature Reserve A wonderful sweep of chalk downland located to the north of the Pewsey Vale and ...

Martinsell Hill & the Giant's Grave At 289m Martinsell Hill is the highest point on the Pewsey Downs and provides ...

Alton Barnes White Horse The White Horse, cut from chalk on the hillside approximately 1,000m north of the village of ...

Adam's Grave at Walker's Hill Adam’s Grave on Walker's Hill in Alton, the most dramatically located Neolithic long barrow in ...

Stage 3 – Wootton Rivers to Bishops Cannings

Stage 3 - Wootton Rivers to Bishops Cannings

Places of interest along the way

St Mary the Virgin Church – Bishops Cannings

Wansdyke

St Andrew’s Church – Wootton Rivers

Pewsey Downs National Nature Reserve

Martinsell Hill

Alton Barnes White Horse, Milk Hill

Adam’s Grave, Walker’s Hill