Through the Frome Valley
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"Combine a glorious walk through the beautiful Avon and Frome valleys with a visit to a romantic hillside garden at Iford manor."
Walk directions
Turn left out of the car park, drop down past No. 10 Tea Gardens on your left, disregard the towpath signs and keep ahead along the track to pass Ancliff Square. As it veers left, maintain your direction through the gate and trees. Go through a gate and soon walk beside the River Avon to reach another gate. Pass through woodland to a gate, then head across water meadows to a gate and lane and the River Frome at Freshford.
Turn left, climb a stile on your right in 150yds (137m) and bear slightly left across the field towards new housing opposite a stile and lane. Turn right, walk beside the river and cross the bridge. Continue uphill on the lane and take the bridleway left in front of Dunkirk Mill Cottage. Bear right, then take the bridleway to the left, opposite Middle House.
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Additional information
Terrain
- Riverside, field and woodland paths, metalled lanes, several stiles
Landscape
- Canal, river valley, wooded hillsides
Dog friendliness
- Mostly good but on lead around livestock
Parking
- Avoncliff car park (charge)
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
Virtually every precious ingredient of the ever-changing countryside is included in this glorious walk from the Kennet & Avon Canal at Avoncliff to Freshford and the River Frome, and sleepy Iford on the Somerset border. The river scenery by the Avon and the Frome is surprisingly dramatic and, for...
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About the area
Wiltshire’s charm lies in the beauty of its countryside, with expansive chalk landscapes of the Marlborough and Pewsey downs and miles of uninterrupted views deep into Dorset, Somerset and the Cotswolds. Stroll through quaint timbered and thatched villages in the southern Woodford and Avon valleys and explore the historic streets of the stone villages of Lacock, Castle Combe and Sherston.
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