WALKS IN WILTSHIRE at BROAD CHALKE ( & THE AUSTRALIAN MAP ON COMPTON DOWN) (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In this episode of my series “Walks in Wiltshire”, I take a 6 mile circular walk (with a “detour”) from the village of Broad Chalke which is located about 8 miles West of Salisbury. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.
I parked my car at the church car park in Broad Chalke & started my walk with a wander through the village -beginning at thw Western end. This took me past some amazing buildings including Kings Old Rectory (origins from the 15th century) & Reddish House.
After a visit to the church, I headed North across the River Ebble towards the Northern part of the village and past the Queens Head pub to Tank Lane at which point I took a footpath North East into the countryside.
Walking along the side of a field, there were some great views down into the valley & the river. Eventually I met a byway and my route took me North, uphill with Little Down on my left.
At the top of a ridge, I joined up with the Old Shaftesbury drove (an ancient drover's road), and immediately followed it Westwards.
Just after Fox Covert, I took a detour North down a track to the bottom of Compton Down where I entered an area of land that is accessible to the public. Although there was a stile, it was challenging to get over & was not “dog friendly”!.
The next part of the walk involved an uphill climb, up the very steep North side of Compton Down to my next destination - The Australian Map! This is basically a map of Australia that was carved out of the chalk hill by Australian troops (who were camped nearby) at the start of WW1.
After a wander around the map (!), I retraced my steps back up to the Old Shaftesbury drove and after continuing Westwards for a short distance, I too a bridleway Southwards (downhill) that took me back to Broad Chalke.
My final destination was the Queens Head Pub back at Broad Chalke.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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I have followed your Dorset coastal walks avidly, have already walked the Worth Matraves to Chapmans Pool route, phew. hope to follow up on this one, Logan looks great, so do you.
Thank you Jacqueline. I hope that you have great weather when you do your walk. Thanks for watching.
Heck, you certainly put some effort into this one Dave especially retrieving the camera on Compton Hill. My paternal ancestors farmed in that area in the 16th and 17th centuries then migrated to Hampshire using some of the drove roads shown.
Thanks Mark. Yes, there was certainly some climbing to be done up that hill. I think I need to train Logan to "retrieve" the camera in future!
Wow, what a splendid old church indeed. ...and so many amazing vistas on the walk.
There are some superb views to both the North & the South from the top of that ridge .... well worth the effort of the uphill "hike" to get there!
Dave, thanks for what you do. I often begin my day accompanying you on your rambles.
Thank you Michael. Glad you are enjoying the series. Thanks for watching.
Wow, what a walk! Broad Chalk looks like an absolutely charming village. Loved all the history you shared, especially the bits about the vicarage and the old shops. Those thatched cottages are picture-perfect 😍. The Australian map carved into that hill was something else! I definitely need to put this place on my must-visit list. Thanks for taking me along! 😊
Thank you. I think that I will remember that walk around "Australia" for a long time!
Gorgeous walk Dave thank you. I do like the humorous items too. You’re introducing me to a new way of walking enjoying the surroundings, not so focused on distance and time. Thank you. How do you do research? We’re visiting Wiltshire in April!,
Thank you Neil.I do all my research in the Winter months. I look up old aps on the National Library of Scotland website and refer to books such as Arthur Mee's "King's England" series. Village websites as well as "British History Online" are also very good sources of information. One website to avoid though is Wikipedia!
Hello Dave. I suppose you can now claim to have walked around Australia!
At one of your pit stops I thought Logan was holding his front left paw off the ground. I may have been mistaken, as he looked fine afterwards. Lovely scenic walk with beautiful views.
Logan was holding his paw off the ground ,when he was sitting down, when we stopped at the Compton Hut. It was on the top of the ridge and basically he was feeling the cold (there was a stiff wind up there). Shortly afterwards, I put his fleece back on. It was one of those days when one moment it was chilly and at other times (when the sun came out!) it got quite warm. He was wearing his coat at the start of the video (when we were filming in the village) because we were standing still a lot but I took it off when we headed out into the countryside as he was starting to get quite warm.
Very many thanks for more gorgeous colours and glorious views. The Compton Down map of Australia and its history was fascinating, as also the Fovant Badges.
Thank you. It was well worth the climb to the top, to enjoy those views!
Good evening Dave beautiful video always enjoy the history of the places you visited you are extremely brave man that hill looked awesome well done you 👏.
Thanks Craig. I think that was the steepest hill that we have climbed in the series so far!
Wonderful video of one of my favourite villages. I usually head south when I visit, but next time I will definitely try this route (although I think I shall admire the map of Australia from a distance!) Thank you for sharing!
There are some great walks to be had around there. I will certainly be going back again and I think I will follow your route South.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. However, the climbing of that hill onto the Australian map made me feel out of breath!!!
Thanks Steve. I think my knees are still recovering from that one!
Dave, do you have a drone or do you walk quickly while filming Logan’s fast walks? Love your posts.
Thanks Chris. No, I don't have a drone. I just use an extension on my camera handle and follow behind Logan ..... walking / jogging at a "brisk" pace!
Blimey Dave, you almost needed pitons and ropes for scaling Compton Down, dedicated to duty as per normal! And Logan's concern when you "collapsed" was quite touching. Glad you missed any rain, and I suppose because of the chalk and height, it looked reasonably mud-free. Keep 'em coming.
We were lucky with the weather - those "dark" clouds were a worry at one stage!
Good lad Logan! Straight there with the whippet cpr when you “collapsed”!! 😂😂😂❤
Yes indeed .... we have to look after each other these days!
Another great video Dave and Logan! How are you getting on with the Insta 360, would you recommend it?
Thank you Robert. Really pleased with the Insta360 Ace Pro. Beats the Gopro 10 in every aspect! It has a special setting for "low light " situations which is brilliant. Image quality & image stabilization is as good as the Gopro. There is a better zoom function. Importantly of all - so far, it has NEVER let me down (ie always switches on & off when required and the picture never freezes ..... unlike the Gopro!). The only real negative is that the focus isn't great "up close" so when you are "vlogging", you really need to make sure the camera is as far away from your face as possible (at least 70 cm, if not more). Luckily the main aspect of my videos is the scenery and so the "vlog" aspect isn't that important.
A very interesting village and love the ancient tracks and byways. I was getting worried when you mentioned the pub had been demolished but not only was there a spare camera but a back up pub too. Australia was a surprise - no Tasmanian devils made it up that hill then .... !!
Thanks Jean. At least if we had come across a Tasmanian devil then it would have been a quick getaway down that hill!
Awesome walking tour of the village and the countryside with wonderful views
Thank you Keith.
What a lovely walk Dave and Logan, I loved those properties at the beginning and also that beautiful church with the lovely stained glass. Stunning views along the way. It was good to see Fiver and to learn about the activities you both do together. The music you use is really nice.
Wiltshire is so lovely, we will be there next month.
Happy Easter to you and your family 🐣
Thanks Lynn. I hope that you have some good weather when you visit Wiltshire next month.
Another great video, Dave, thanks for sharing. I’ve noticed you’ve done a fair few walks near Salisbury recently. Out of interest, do you plan on doing part of the Clarendon Way walk one day? It stretches from Salisbury to Winchester, but it could be cut shorter and end in Pitton.
I have a few more "Walks in Wiltshire" planned for this year. I have come across sections of the Clarendon Way on a few walks in the past (eg Kings Somborne). I will certainly have to incorporate more sections of it into future walks. Thanks for the recommendation.
@@DaveFord Thanks Dave, looking forward to watching those, but also, all your videos are great regardless of location.
Good late evening Dave and Logan. Hope Logan is enjoying retirement. Dave what a beautiful village . I can’t imagine how pretty this little village looks all year around.You are blessed to see all this beauty. Views and countryside are spectacular. Thank you and Logan. Have a wonderful Easter weekend.☀️
Thank you Melissa. A happy Easter to you as well.
those are some big rolling hills, lovely walk along the old road, carvings in the Chalke is just amazing
Thanks Cath. There are some stunning views at the top of that ridge for sure.
Dave, great walk and amazing coverage. It would be great if you could upload this to Active Adventurers Wiltshire. Thanks
Thank you. Will do!
That Compton Down was steep ! Your tripod did well to stay upright. Nice video as always
Thank you. Yes, I was struggling to keep the tripod from moving in that strong wind (the image stabilization on the camera was getting tested to the limit!).
Fantastic! :-)
Thank you Mark.
A gem!
Thank you Peter. :)
Always very enjoyable 👏👏👍🏻😁
Thank you. :)