APRIL ramble: LARKHILL-STONEHENGE – Tuesday 21st April 2026
Starting point & parking: Meet 10:00am at the far end of Wood Road, off the Packway, Larkhill, ready to commence walking at 10:15am.
Walk description & terrain: An easy circular walk from Larkhill to the perimeter of the stones of Stonehenge and returning past a number of long barrows on good footpaths. Approx. 5 miles. We will have a coffee break beside the fence enclosing Stonehenge but remain outside the site.
Lunch: is at the Dog & Gun, Netheravon
Walk Leader: Barbara Lewendon 07977 471806 – please contact her if you wish to join the walk and/or would like to have lunch no later than 14 April.
MAY bimble: Kennet & Avon Canal, Seend Cleeve – Tuesday 12th May 2026
FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO WALK A LITTLE SHORTER DISTANCE
Starting Point and Parking: Parking at Barge Inn,, Seend Cleeve ready for a 10:30am start.
Walk description and terrain: we will walk along the tow path of the Kennet and Avon Canal to Sells Green and the Three Magpies. We will stop here for coffee. We will then retrace our steps back to the Barge to have lunch. All towpaths, a simple flat, steady stroll of about 2.5 miles.
Lunch: at The Barge Inn, Seend Cleeve
Walk Leader: Geoff West. f you would like to join the bimble please contact Geoff on 870425 or g.west3@pobroadband.co.uk
USEFUL FOOTPATH MAP SYSTEM
See article here from West Wilts Rambling Group about local footpath improvement and maintenance. Also a really useful link to the Wiltshire Council Rights of Way Explorer map
Click on an image to see it full size and scroll through the gallery
KEEVIL WALKERS ANNUAL MEETING 2026
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the new walking programme for the year ahead; minutes here: NOTES OF ANNUAL MEETING OF KEEVIL WALKING GROUP 2026
If you’d like to join in, find out more, or just receive regular updates and details of walks via the group’s email list, please contact Rachel and Tony Howe (870661) email racheltony19@gmail.com.
WALKS PLANNED FOR 2026-27 SEASON
- APRIL 2026 – ramble – Tuesday 21 April – Barbara, Larkhill-Stonehenge
- MAY 2026 – ramble – Geoff
- JUNE 2026 – bimble – Geoff
- JULY 2026 – bimble – Geoff
- AUGUST – Rachel & Tony
- SEPTEMBER 2026 – Vivien
- OCTOBER 2026 – ramble – Colin
- NOVEMBER 2026 – ramble – Sarah
- NEW YEAR! 2027 – bimble: Saturday 2nd January – to the Lamb on the Strand
- FEBRUARY 2027 – ramble – Sarah
- MARCH 2027 – ramble – Rachel & Tony
Previous seasons
- MARCH 2026 – bimble: Wednesday 18th March – Rachel & Tony Howe, Midford
- FEBRUARY 2026 – ramble: Wednesday 11th February – Sarah Dow, Westwood
- JANUARY 2026 – no walk leader available
- NOVEMBER 2025 – ramble: Wednesday 26th November – Sarah Dow, Chapmanslade
- OCTOBER 2025 – ramble: Thursday 9th October – Colin Dimbylow, Horton
- SEPTEMBER 2025 – ramble: Wednesday 17th September – Vivien Carson & Juliette Hall, Berwick St James
- AUGUST 2025 – ramble: Paul Lenaerts & John Tucker
- JULY 2025 – bimble: Tuesday 29th July – Geoff West, Lacock
- JUNE 2025 – bimble: Tuesday 24th June – Geoff West, Harnham, Salisbury
- JUNE 2025 – ramble: Tuesday 17th June – Sarah Dow, Norton St Philip
- MAY 2025 – bimble: Cancelled
- APRIL 2025 – ramble: Wednesday 23rd April – Barbara Lewendon, Berwick St James
- MARCH 2025 ramble: Rachel & Tony Howe – Norton Radstock – 14 March
- FEBRUARY 2025 ramble: Sarah Dow – Upavon – 18 February
- JANUARY 2025 ramble: Sarah Dow – East Woodlands – 22 January
- NOVEMBER 2024 ramble: Barbara Lewendon – Ramsbury – 20 November
- OCTOBER 2024 ramble: Colin Dimbylow – Westwood, Avoncliff & Iford – October 25
- SEPTEMBER 2024 ramble: Tony Howe – Radstock – 25 September
- SEPTEMBER 2024 bimble: Geoff West – replaced by Swanage trip
- AUGUST 2024 bimble: Geoff West – POSTPONED
- JULY AWAY DAY to SWANAGE 2024: Geoff West – rescheduled to September 20th
- JUNE 2024 Ramble: Tuesday 18 June – Nunney – Sarah Dow
- MAY 2024 Walk-from-the-Door: BH Monday 06 May- Edington – Sarah Dow
- APRIL 2024 Ramble: Paul Lenaerts & John Tucker POSTPONED
- MARCH 2024 Ramble: Isobel Geddes POSTPONED
- FEBRUARY 2024 Bimble: Wednesday 28 February – Caen Hill Locks – Barbara Lewendon
- JANUARY 2024 Ramble: Wednesday 17 January – Bremhill & Maud’s Monument – Sarah Dow
History of the Walking Group
It’s all thanks to Ray Ward who started the group over 25 years ago, ably assisted by David Bodman who together until recently organised numerous fascinating walks throughout the area.
We continue their legacy by meeting once a month for a walk which is always followed by a fabulous pub lunch. Walks (rambles) vary, usually between 4 – 6 miles, and we pace ourselves to suit the slowest walker, with time to enjoy the countryside views. In 2019, Geoff West introduced ‘bimbles’ – short and easy walks in the summer months, running alongside the longer rambles, for those who prefer something less demanding but still want to enjoy good company in lovely countryside.
New walkers are always welcome whether to just participate or organise a walk for the group! Full details of forthcoming walks are published in the Village magazine and here on the village website (and promoted on the Buzz Roundup).
For more information please contact Tony and Rachel Howe on 01380 870661 or email racheltony19@gmail.com
BIMBLES and RAMBLES
Bimbles are shorter, easy-going walks of around 3-3.5 miles on well-established tracks and without stiles; Rambles are longer walks of 4-6+ miles with more mixed terrains and stiles. Both conclude at a pub for lunch. For further details, particularly if you would like to join us for the first time, or would like to organise and lead a walk, please contact Geoff West (870425) in connection with the Bimbles and for all other walks, Rachel and Tony Howe (870661).
All walks will take into consideration advice given by the Ramblers Association www.ramblers.org.uk whilst we continue with caution during the pandemic.
COVID AWARENESS FOR KEEVIL WALKERS
- If you, or any member of your household , have COVID-19 symptoms, you should not take part in any activities with the Walking Group during this time.
- If you, or any member of your household, are clinically vulnerable, you should take extra care to minimise contact with others. Taking part in a walk could put you and those around you, at a higher risk.
- You do not have to feel obliged to join the walk just because you are a listed member of the Keevil Walkers.
- Remember, paths can be slippery in wet weather, steep declines when muddy can be treacherous. Do not put yourself at risk if you feel you might have an accident which might lead to hospitalisation..
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