Pewsey White Horse
Pewsey White Horse
3.1 miles
This Start is at: Ordnance Survey reference SU 146 583
Route - (Select Satellite view)
Car Parking. There is plenty of room for parking along the sides of the road down which the previous stage comes. It is a cul de sac.
At the top of the lane there is a house
called 'Milford'.
Start by running north westerly
along the (minor) road.
Just before Lower Farm, on the left,
is a sign for pedestrians, however if there ever was a
route
through here, it is now overgrown.
Go through the gate just before this sign,
run towards the end of the building on the right,
and along the avenue of trees bordered by a fence
on the right.
Continue in the same direction for 150 metres.
Go through the gate,
which is open in this picture.
Continue straight on
until you reach
a wooded area on your left
where you should see
a stile and
the WHT sign.
The first stile into the woods is quite easily missed if runners have not recc'ed the route.
Cross this stile and follow the footpath
through the wood to another stile.
Cross the stile and follow
the track across the field. You should see
a stream on your left - continue along the track.
Follow the track through
the trees until you come
to a road. At the end there is a sign
marked WHT and Manningford Church.
Cross the road
(There are some lovely houses here)
and continue up the footpath
to a stile.
Cross this and enter the field.
Keep to the left of the fence and
at the corner turn left,
keeping the trees on your right.
Very soon
you will come to a stile, cross this,
and a
little bridge between the trees.
Now you need to cross another stile.
To your left there is a big tree, but in front
of you at the opposite corner of the field
is another very tall tree.
Aim towards this. Before you reach it there is
a fence in front of you and another to your left.
At the junction of these fences there is a stile.
Cross it and, keeping the fence to your right, run
towards the trees. Bear left
and continue until
you reach a gate
(with a stile) and a signpost
(with many of its letters missing).
(This is the other side)
Go through the gate into Wick Lane.
Immediately to your left
there is a footpath which goes to a gate
signed Barset Farms, Private Property.
Continue until
you come to some buildings on your right
(Manor House & Manor Farm).
Continue along the grass track until you reach the
tarmac road. Run to the junction on this road.
At the end bear right briefly
then left along the grass track
which soon bears a little to
the right.
In the field on the right I saw some deer.
Continue along the grass track
when you will soon see and should
cross a concrete bridge
which crosses a stream. There is a junction of
three tracks here. Take the grass track (arrowed)
to the right.
Continue up the right hand track which is
grassy and to the right of a fish farm.
It is signposted.
To your right is a wood called Squire's Copse.
Soon you will reach
another bridge
near St James' Church.
Continue through the churchyard
until you come to a road.
(This is called 'Quiet Lane')
Follow the road until you reach 'Broad Street'.
Obey the marshal's instructions.
Caution: Haymaking at this time of year.
Follow the track from this farm (Falkner's Farm)
for a kilometre.
Continue
straight
along
the
track.
You will see that the track
takes a right turn here, don't follow it but
bear slightly left, that is take the left fork,
along a grassy lane (muddy in January
and still quite muddy in May!)
for
...
another
...
kilometre.
When you reach the village
(Charlton St Peter)
continue straight ahead up the farm track to a stile.
Run up
the slope
to another stile.
Across this field
there is yet another stile.
Finally run up
this field.
The end of this stage is just before
the stile leading to the car park.
In May, the last field before the pub car park had an electric fence in it to control the lambs, but it is easy to step over before running up the slope.
The finish of this stage is at the car park for the Charlton Cat.
