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Walking on The Wiltshire Downs Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2008-05-12 12:27:18 - Graham Ellis
Summer is here! A lovely walk yesterday - on Roundway Hill Covert which is only about 6 miles from Melksham
The Marlborough Downs fall away at Roundway Hill, where a battle was fought (1643) in the English Civil War. The next hill across is known as "Olivers Castle" after Oliver Cromwell.
Behind the hill, the Marlborough Downs are a carpet of yellow at the moment.
Some other articles
Z531 - Cycling and Walking A request for all of Melksham transport groups to work integrated A long overdue meeting - a steeping stone towards coordinate transport user inputs Want to help us improve transport in Wiltshire? Here is how! Fine evening, country walk from Melksham - pictures Can I cycle or ride my mobility scooter on the pavement? Melksham Area - buses, trains, cycles, and roads. Meeting, 17.1.2012 Transport in Cambridgeshire - seen by an outside observer. What can Wiltshire learn? Kennet and Avon - Walk from Bedwyn to Pewsey. TransWilts day out. Footpath, Bridleway, Byway, Road used as Public Path What can you take on a public footpath? Pram? Wheelbarrow? Dog? Shopping Trolley? Horse? Cycle? Images of a Spring Walk Autumn walk from Bowerhill What do these road markings mean? Could Confusion Kill? The healthy option - away from the private car Old trackways and routes near Melksham A walk on the Kennet and Avon A walk within without - Melksham Without Random thoughts on Melksham Town Planning and development Friendly Hotel in Melksham, near Bath Walks in and around Melksham, Wiltshire Motorcycles welcome at Well House Manor This article M205 - Kennet District Coats of arms - towns and authorities in Wiltshire Open for the new year - Imber Taking a boat down Caen Hill Locks What is the picture? Kennet and Avon - Walk from Bedwyn to Pewsey. TransWilts day out. What to do in the evening during a Tcl course Poulshot Village Fete A lovely spring afternoon Contrasting Cambridge, Bristol and Wiltshire Thornham Farm Shop, Seend Cleeve, nr Melksham An evening excursion to Devizes and Avebury Why I remember East Grafton Old Piles of the South West Lua Course, and the Wiltshire Countryside too Caen Hill and Olivers Castle This article Spring in Devizes Evening, Devizes and Sells Green Making a mountain out of a molehill Java Deployment course - lunch break Autumn leaves in Wiltshire - Potterne Catching the slope Ballooning from Devizes Morgans Hill Pictures of the Vale of Pewsey Pictures of Avebury, Longleat and Dyrham What to do during a Linux build Architectural Heritage - Devizes