Tour: Tour of Southern Wiltshire (E)(EP)

LocationSalisbury, Wiltshire
PostcodeSP2 7RS
Map Reference51.0703, -1.80503
Ride Start on Google mapsGoogle map
Ride length133 km
Climbing2131 m
MaxGradient26.5509% (suspect calcs!)
Ride effort2920.01 tcEnergy
Added byNeil Wheadon
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See https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/things-to-do/activities/cycling

Combine the Wyle Valley Explorer,  Avon Valley and Salisbury Plain Explorers for a spectacular three-day circular navigation of South Wiltshire.

 

Overall Map
Avon Valley Explorer
Salisbury Plain Explorer

The Rides

1: Wyle Valley Explorer (E)

See https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/dbimgs/Cycle%202.pdf This is part of a 3 day loop ride through Wiltshire put together by Wiltshire County Council From the Cathedral City of Salisbury past the majesty of Wilton House, take the back road through the Wylye Valley past some of Wiltshire's finest chalk downland to the market town of Warminster. Combine with Avon Valley & Salisbury Plain Explorers for a spectacular three-day circular navigation of South Wiltshire. Terrain Minor urban roads, mostl more ...

2: Salisbury Plain Explorer (E)

See https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/dbimgs/Cycle%203.pdf Cycle the range from Westbury White Horse to the Pewsey Vale. From tanks to wild orchids, explore this unique cycle route around the Imber and Larkhill military ranges. Combine with Avon & Wylye Valley Explorers for a spectacular three-day circular navigation of South Wiltshire Terrain : Minor urban roads, mostly quiet lanes and byways, mostly level riding Suitable for Occasional and regular cyclists PLANNING Start/Parking Warminster Stat more ...

3: Avon Valley Explorer (E)

See https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/dbimgs/Cycle%201(1).pdf Follow the Avon River from the Vale of the White Horse via Stonehenge and Old Sarum Castle to Salisbury Cathedral. Combine with the Wylye Valley & Salisbury Plain Explorers for a spectacular three-day circular navigation of South Wiltshire Terrain : Mostly quiet lanes with minor urban roads and bridleways,mostly level riding Suitable for Occasional and regular cyclists PLANNING Start/Parking Pewsey Station: SU 163602 Nearest towns : Ma more ...

Places of Interest

Distance (km)CategoryTitleDescription
0.0travel/railStationRailway Station (Salisbury)Salisbury station, South Western Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RS
2.0children/playgroundLower Bremerton playground
2.0misc/toiletsPublic Toilets (Salisbury)
5.1stay/campsiteCoombe Caravan Park (Salisbury)Coombe Caravan Park, The Race Plain, Netherhampton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8PN Also takes tents Situated on a landscaped and level site, Coombe Caravan Park offers some of the finest views in all o ...
6.2food/cafeCafe Darling (Wilton)2 Silver St, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0HX
6.2food/cafeCafe Blend (Wilton)1 North St, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0HA
6.2travel/mapWylye Valley and Grovely Wood Cycle RouteStart at Traffic lights at junction of South Street and A30, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0HA Cycle the quiet, broad avenues of Grovely Wood then descend into the tranquil Wylye Valley for refreshments and a ...
6.2travel/mapHills and Valleys from Wilton, cycle routeStart at Car Park in Wilton at the junction of West,Noth,South and Silver Street, Salisbury SP2 0HA - 25 Miles Note the Bell Inn in Wilton is no longer there. In 2024 it was Hingstons Antiques
8.2food/farmshopBird and Carter Farm Shop (Wilton)DELI & FARM SHOP, CHILHAMPTON FARM, WARMINSTER ROAD, WILTON, WILTSHIRE SP2 OAB
15.4food/cafeKingfisher Cafe at Langford Lakes (Steeple Langford) - Wiltshire WildlifeDuck St, Steeple Langford, Salisbury SP3, UK Part of Wiltshire Wildlife
15.4misc/bcqBCQ Question BCQ054This is a BCQ challedge location near Hanging Langford in the couny of Wiltshire of South West England.See here for details of the BCQ challenge.OS map 184 SU 0322 3708.Question number: BCQ054.Questio ...
24.6food/cafeGinny's Cafe (Boynton)The Ginger Piggery, Boyton BA12 0SS The Ginger Piggery, situated in the heart of the stunning Wylye Valley, provides Boyton Farm with an outlet to the public, selling award winning traditional breed m ...
24.6food/cafeHillside Cafe (Codford)Codford, Warminster BA12 0JZ The Hillside Cafe is situated in the Wylye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty on the A36 between Warminster and Salisbury. The cafe is privately owned by Ian an ...
33.7interest/historicBattlesbury Hillfort (Warminster)Warminster BA12 0DZ The scheduled area includes an Iron Age hillfort, an unenclosed Iron Age settlement, a cemetery, three bowl barrows, a field system and enclosure within the hillfort, and two strip ...
34.7travel/mapWarminster Cycling Map
40.9food/cafeWhite Horse Cafe (Westbury)21 High St, Westbury BA13 3BN
40.9travel/mapWestbury Cycling Map
41.9interest/historicBratton Camp and White Horse (Westbury) - English HeritageBratton Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3EP Free Access The original Iron Age hillfort defences were built at Bratton Camp over 2000 years ago. These earthworks protected a settlement containing round ...
41.9travel/carParkingWhite Horse Car Park (Bratton)Bratton, Westbury BA13 4SY Loads of spaces, easy to park & free. Perfect for a picnic, to look at the views or to walk around the white horse on the hill
44.1food/cafePickleberry Cafe (Bratton)Fitzroy Farm, Bratton, Westbury BA13 4RP Popular Cycling Cafe
61.6food/cafeMipo (Lydeway)The Old Potato Yard, Lydeway, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 3PU Open Monday - Saturdat 09:30 -17:00, Sunday 10:00 -16:00
67.8interest/historicCasterley Camp (Upavon)Upavon, Pewsey SN9 6EE A large Iron Age/Romano-British enclosure with shallow enclosures and Romano- British occupation internally and a trackway to the west. 1 - A large Iron Age/Romano-British enclo ...
76.0food/cafeSticks and Stones (Woodborough)Unit 3, Nursery Farm, Woodborough Garden Centre, Woodborough, Pewsey SN9 5PF CLOSED MONDAY and TUESDAY https://www.facebook.com/uksticksandstones/
76.0food/gardenCentreGarden Centre Great Cafe (Woodborough) - Whitehall2 Nursery Barns, Woodborough, Pewsey SN9 5PF
79.2food/pubThe Golden Swan (Wilcot)Wilcot, Pewsey SN9 5NN Cycle Camper -This is the first place I ever cycled to to try an overnight camp. It is very close to NCN4 . A basic site with a toilet behind the pub. GBP10 per person (2024) We ...
80.1food/cafeThe Little Lunchbox (Pewsey)14 High St, Pewsey SN9 5AQ Open 08:30 - 16:00 Monday to Wednesday, 9am-7:30pm Thursday to Saturday . CLOSED SUNDAY
96.5food/cafeBrushh Artisan Coffee & Co (Netheravon) Brushh Artisan Coffee & Co, Netheravon, Salisbury SP4 9PN Brushhinteriordesign@outlook.com
97.5interest/historicNetheravon Dovecote (Netheravon) - English HeritageSalisbury Road, Netheravon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 9RJ Free Access - Can only look at the exterior Netheravon Dovecote is a charming yet practical building, and an excellent example of an early 18t ...
103.6interest/historicWoodhenge (Amesbury) - English HeritageCountess Road, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7AR Free Access Woodhenge is an atmospheric Neolithic site close to Stonehenge. Probably built about 2500 BC, it was originally believed to be the remains of a ...
104.6travel/mapAmesbury Cycling MapThere is another resource of hopes in the future https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/3319/Amesbury-Town-cycle-network-map/pdf/Amesbury-including-durrington-bulford-and-larkhill.pdf?m=637158236543370000 ...
105.7food/cafeFriar Tuck cafe (Amesbury)8 Salisbury St, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7HD
105.7food/cafeStones cafe (Amesbury)3 High St, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7ET Marked as closed on google, but website still taking orders - January 2023 - Marked as faulty
106.7interest/historicVespasian's Camp (Amesbury)Stonehenge Rd, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7BA Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort on the west bank of the River Avon at Amesbury, Wiltshire. Hillforts are amongst the most striking archaeological si ...
111.7food/pubBridge Inn (Upper Woodford)Bridge Inn, Upper Woodford,Salisbury SP4 6NU We are a country pub located in the picturesque Woodford Valley, just a few miles north of the Medieval Cathedral City of Salisbury, on the road to Stonehe ...
112.7interest/gardenHeale Gardens and Cafe (Middle Woodford)Heale House, Middle Woodford, Salisbury SP4 6NT Heale House and its eight acres of beautiful gardens lie beside the river Avon at Middle Woodford, just north of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Much of the house ...
115.9travel/carParkingBeehive Park & Ride (Salisbury)A345, Salisbury SP4 6BT
116.8interest/historicOld Sarum (Salisbury) - SalisburyCastle Road , Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3SD Climb the mighty ramparts for views over the Wiltshire plains and imagine the once thriving town of Old Sarum. Stand in the footprint of Salisbury's origina ...
116.8stay/cycleCampingSalisbury Camping and Caravanning Club SiteSalisbury Camping and Caravanning Club Site,Hudson's Field, Castle Rd, Salisbury SP1 3SA Cyclecamper (2024) Typical C&CC site, dominated by caravans but excellent facilities and a good location. Frien ...
116.8travel/mapWoodford Valley Cycling Circuit (Salisbury)See https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/dbimgs/Cycle%204.pdf Start at Old Sarum Car Park, Castle Rd, Salisbury SP1 3SD - 16 Miles Explore some of Wiltshire's finest villages, delight in the natural beaut ...
119.0food/cafeBritford Farm Shop and cafe (Britford)Bridge Farm , Britford, Salisbury, SP5 4DY Just 5 minutes from Salisbury, surrounded by meadows and orchards, you can enjoy aromatic coffees, lunch made with the freshest ingredients and teatime delig ...
119.0interest/historicPoultry Cross (Salisbury)Salisbury SP1 1TF Free Access - Standing at the Junction of Minster and Silver Streets. C14. Hexagonal open arched shelter with buttressed piers enriched with carved and panelled pinnacles. The arches ...
119.0interest/houseMompesson House (Salisbury) - National TrustThe Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EL When walking into the celebrated Cathedral Close in Salisbury, visitors step back into a past world, and on entering Mompesson House, featured in the award-win ...
119.0misc/toiletsCentral Car Park Public Toilets (Salisbury)Salisbury SP2 7RW In the shortstay car park
119.0travel/mapSalisbury Cycling MapFrom 2022, there is a map provided by Wiltshire County Council in regards Cycling in and around Salisbury and Wilton https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/3329/Salisbury-and-Wilton-Town-cycle-map/pdf/Sal ...

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