WALKS IN HAMPSHIRE (& BERKSHIRE) from EAST WOODHAY TO WALBURY HILL & COMBE GIBBET

In this episode of my series “ Walks in Hampshire”, I take a 4.5 mile “circular” walk (with a big detour into Berkshire, bringing the total distance up to at least 8 miles!) from the village of East Woodhay to East End. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan. I park my car at St Martins Church in East Woodhay and after a quick look around the church itself, I head West along a quite road before heading South along a bridleway. The bridleway eventually becomes a footpath that goes up a very steep ridge (!). The climb to the top of the ridge is worth it though for the views to the North. I join the Wayfarer's Way and head West towards Walbury Hill – the highest point in Berkshire. The footpath goes through the middle of an Iron Age Hill Fort on top of Walbury Hill and I continue on to Gallows Down and the Combe Gibbet. The gibbet was initially erected in 1676 for the purpose of gibbeting the bodies of murderers George Broomham & Dorothy Newman. The gibbet also marks the start of the Test Way – a 44 miles long distance path that finishes at Eling near Southampton. I then retrace my steps along Wayfarer's Way, past Pilot Hill (the highest point in Hampshire) until I come across the Brenda Parker Way (long distance path). This is where I head North and downhill to the village of East End. After a short wander around East End, I follow the quiet country lane back to my car at East Woodhay. Map courtesy of Google Maps. Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps. Music from the Youtube Audio library. Historic Maps NLS Maps 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland'  https://maps.nls.uk/index.html Information Sources: Wikipedia, Historic England & British History Online. For further videos in the series, please go to:    / @daveford   My Facebook page is:   / davescountrysidewalks   I use a GOPRO HERO 7, 8 or 10 Black Action Camera (sometimes with a Gimbal) & a Rode microphone (either a “Shotgun” or a Rode Wireless Go) together with a Canon Powershot SX530 HS.