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The Great Outdoors

Walking the Ridgeway: Stage 1, Overton Hill to Ogbourn St. George

January 18, 2015 · By Monica Shaw

Ridgeway miracle: I am fitting into my favourite hiking trousers again!

From Overton Hill to Ogbourne St. George. ~9miles (78 miles to go)

Highlights:

  • The Sanctuary, circa 3000 BC, a prehistoric site at the start of The Ridgeway on Overton Hill, part of a wider neolithic landscape that includes Avebury and West Kennett Long Barrow (need to go see this).
  • The views – when the sun eventually burnt through the mist.
  • Gentle, straightforward walking meant more time for some good convo and really getting to the bottom of some heavy life shizz like when are we going to take a cocktail making course?
  • Victory pint and Sunday Roast at The Plough, truly a proper pub with exceptional wallpaper

Predominant view on the Ridgeway this morning....

The sun eventually broke through to reveal a marvellously beautiful Wiltshire winters day.

Learning points:

  • We can cover way more mileage than this in a day – we ate this up in less than 4 hours, finishing before noon.
  • Wear gaiters.
  • Explore the gray areas; think less in black-and-white.
  • Jane makes a way better nut roast than any pub in the country.

Walking kit essentials: gaiters, which I own and always remember to wear when I need it most.

The Sanctuary, a prehistoric site on Overton Hill located around 5 miles west of Marlborough in Wiltshire. From Wikipedia: It is part of a wider Neolithic landscape which includes the nearby sites of Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow and Avebury, to w

Looking forward to:

  • Cracking Wantage
  • White Horse Hill and Uffington Castle
  • Crop circle season
  • Discovering Ridgeway-inspired ales like Ridgeway IPA and Wayland Smithy from White Horse Brewery (alas the selection at The Plough was pretty limited; they made up for it with wallpaper and REALLY cold Italian lager)

Totally smitten with this wallpaper.

Moments when a Gastro pub just feels wrong, and all you want is an honest boozer with ice cold lager and real people. No tweed in sight. And no signs declaring "muddy boots not welcome". And plenty of room for mood pads. Victory pint to the max!

About Monica Shaw

Veg lover, dog owner, hill walker, wild camper, avocado addict, nerd. I write about how to be awesome through a "smarter fitter" approach to eating, drinking, living and working.
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