A path leaves the rear, right corner of the car park. Keep right to come out on a street and follow it down into the village. Turn left in front of the Castle Kitchen, walking right past the castle moat and over a bridge to emerge opposite the church. The George lies just to the right, but the onward route is left, soon branching off along Donkey Lane. Where that bends left to Combe Farm, keep ahead through a gate on a wooded track beside Nunney Brook. Stay with this bank for 0.5 mile (800m) before swinging left over a bridge and up to a lane.

Through a kissing gate almost opposite, head upfield to another kissing gate. Walk on, initially by the left hedge, but as it curves away, keep ahead to a stile immediately right of a cottage at the far side. A track leads out past the former Sun Inn to a lane at Whatley. Go left to a bend.

Leave along a track beside the Old Rectory, forking left to find a small gate at the track's end by Whatley Cottage. Go forward, passing right of another house, along a contained path into a field. Strike across to a stile and head down towards trees. Turn left along the field bottom, ultimately dropping from the corner onto a busy road.

Carefully cross to a path almost opposite and climb through a tangled wood opposite Whatley Quarry. Reaching an old yew, swing down right to continue beside Forbury Water. Eventually entering a rough field, carry on to the far corner. Bear right over the stream and leave through a gate by Railford Bridge.

Follow the lane back over the bridge and up the hill. Approaching outbuildings of a house, turn sharp right on a path into another wood. It eventually drops through the trees to a narrow lane opposite Manor Farm at Chantry. Head left uphill to meet a main road.

Go left and almost immediately right along a wooded bridle track, skirting the perimeter of a concealed quarry. Emerging onto another road, head downhill before abandoning it for a quiet lane towards Nunney.

After 0.25 mile (400m), turn off right and drop past cottages. Rounding a sharp bend, leave along a narrow path off left that drops to a footbridge over Nunney Brook. Turn left, passing through gates into a riverside industrial yard. Walk though, exiting its far end along a rough, wooded path beside the stream. After 200yds (183m), beneath a limestone outcrop, climb right to a stile and continue up the left field edge. At the fence corner, swing left, aiming for Nunney's church to reach a kissing gate at the corner of more woodland. Keep going by the left boundary to another kissing gate and drop down steps to a bridge across the stream. A track winds into the village. Walk right down towards the centre and then go left up Castle Hill back to the car park.