Kintbury to Great Bedwyn walk
Quiet fields before lunch, the Test Way (a long, open, ridge walk, potentially muddy), and a pretty forest walk to return to pretty, canalside Bedwyn.
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The North Wessex Downs, England
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Feb-09 • Jim Shannon on Flickr
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![walk 09 The ridge followed in the afternoon](https://live.staticflickr.com/4406/36511587893_a8dbbc92e9.jpg)
walk 09 The ridge followed in the afternoon
May-05 • Peter Conway on Flickr
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![walk 09 Kennet and Avon Canal near Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/4413/36927429620_f025354e80.jpg)
walk 09 Kennet and Avon Canal near Bedwyn
May-05 • Peter Conway on Flickr
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![walk 09 17Sep05 Tree Arbour Kintbury 3](https://live.staticflickr.com/4369/37134513906_5733d40e0f.jpg)
walk 09 17Sep05 Tree Arbour Kintbury 3
Sep-05 • David Cooke on Flickr
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![walk 09 17Sep05 End Of Tree Arbour Kintbury 4](https://live.staticflickr.com/4340/37134511056_a2e6519c9c.jpg)
walk 09 17Sep05 End Of Tree Arbour Kintbury 4
Sep-05 • David Cooke on Flickr
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![walk 09 17Sep05 Before 3 33](https://live.staticflickr.com/4390/37134508796_50f5dd3195.jpg)
![walk 09 17Sep05 Tudor Style Cottage 40](https://live.staticflickr.com/4369/36927425740_994718cf9c.jpg)
walk 09 17Sep05 Tudor Style Cottage 40
Sep-05 • David Cooke on Flickr
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![walk 09 17Sep05 Tree Arbour Leading To Inkpen Hill 64](https://live.staticflickr.com/4383/36927423860_ac44df9fab.jpg)
walk 09 17Sep05 Tree Arbour Leading To Inkpen Hill 64
Sep-05 • David Cooke on Flickr
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![walk 09 17Sep05 Footpath Leading To Inkpen Hill 66](https://live.staticflickr.com/4409/37181984441_abb9816dd0.jpg)
walk 09 17Sep05 Footpath Leading To Inkpen Hill 66
Sep-05 • David Cooke on Flickr
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![walk 09 17Sep05 Downs 86](https://live.staticflickr.com/4413/36511580683_10b80fd283.jpg)
![walk 09 17Sep05 Heading To Hillbarn Farm 89](https://live.staticflickr.com/4341/36927420730_8755c20e41.jpg)
walk 09 17Sep05 Heading To Hillbarn Farm 89
Sep-05 • David Cooke on Flickr
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![walk 09 Bedwyn Brail 90](https://live.staticflickr.com/4335/37181992771_9b749bf3c9.jpg)
![Kintbury to Great Bedwyn Horsin' around (near Inkpen). D.Allen. Vivitar 5199 5MP](https://live.staticflickr.com/1223/541308797_e83f1e9b34.jpg)
Kintbury to Great Bedwyn
Horsin' around (near Inkpen). D.Allen. Vivitar 5199 5MP
Jun-07 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Walk from Kintbury to Great Bedwyn Reflections. Kennet and Avon Canal at Kintbury. D.Allen. Vivitar 5199 5mp](https://live.staticflickr.com/1012/541308793_520ee43cb7.jpg)
Walk from Kintbury to Great Bedwyn
Reflections. Kennet and Avon Canal at Kintbury. D.Allen. Vivitar 5199 5mp
Jun-07 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Kintbury to Great Bedwyn Para-gliders on the ridge of Inkpen Hill. D.Allen with his trusty Vivitar 5199 5mp](https://live.staticflickr.com/168/465330922_2b40893d81.jpg)
Kintbury to Great Bedwyn
Para-gliders on the ridge of Inkpen Hill. D.Allen with his trusty Vivitar 5199 5mp
Jul-07 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Slow worm Seen by the slow coaches. Kintbury to Gt Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/1170/818055794_cdb5054cf7.jpg)
![Kissing gate Looks like its kissing days are over. Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3055/2620944536_fa89d74725.jpg)
Kissing gate
Looks like its kissing days are over. Kintbury to Great Bedwyn
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![Geese - about to be disturbed Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3003/2620120237_70cec8160c.jpg)
![Combe Down Combe Gibbet just visible. (The TO walk doesnt go past this . You'd need to go left instead of right at the top) Kintbury to Great Bedwyn www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/berkshire/berkshire4.html www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/berkshire/berkshire4....](https://live.staticflickr.com/3229/2620945084_6aba250e1e.jpg)
Combe Down
Combe Gibbet just visible. (The TO walk doesnt go past this . You'd need to go left instead of right at the top) Kintbury to Great Bedwyn www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/berkshire/berkshire4.html www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/berkshire/berkshire4....
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![Downs ahead Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3037/2620120649_0f914dd203_z.jpg)
![Nettles Kintbury to Great Bedwyn Hogweed and nettles are just about the only plants you'll see along the ridge. Disappointing for a chalk down. Needless to say, I took some pictures.](https://live.staticflickr.com/3133/2620119663_85d2836838_z.jpg)
![More nettles Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3166/2620944346_a8e700923d_z.jpg)
![Hogweed Kintbury to Great Bedwyn Hogweed and nettles are just about the only plants you'll see along the ridge. Disappointing for a chalk down. Needless to say, I took some pictures.](https://live.staticflickr.com/3162/2620946128_414131b695_z.jpg)
![More hogweed Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3231/2620121599_c393c14040.jpg)
![View over barley Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3025/2620121837_be312bb85e.jpg)
![Windmill ahead Rapeseed in the foreground. Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3071/2620121923_aa5f04f70d.jpg)
![Through a rapefield Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3059/2620946790_02ba1d3d65.jpg)
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The North Wessex Downs, England
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Feb-09 • Jim Shannon on Flickr
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The North Wessex Downs, England
Kintbury to Great Bedwyn walk, The North Wessex Downs, The Test way, Berkshire, England, Europe, swcwalks, book2 walk9, Time Out Country Walks Volume 2, Walk 9, tocw:2:9, Canon 5D, 24-70 lens, _MG_7919_800px
Feb-09 • Jim Shannon on Flickr
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![Misty Avon Canal](https://live.staticflickr.com/8195/8109194598_93182d40cc.jpg)
Misty Avon Canal
Oct-12 • rozowamyszka on Flickr
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![2012-10-20 10.47.51](https://live.staticflickr.com/8052/8108824961_96a3e37a9b.jpg)
![Horses](https://live.staticflickr.com/8050/8108827433_363cdf02ec.jpg)
![Mushrooms](https://live.staticflickr.com/8189/8108836682_4937c84d35.jpg)
![Posing Sheeps](https://live.staticflickr.com/8196/8108831373_3c1c20efbc.jpg)
![Pony](https://live.staticflickr.com/8471/8108840562_5879fbab7d.jpg)
![Ponies](https://live.staticflickr.com/8050/8108843028_b2fc22bc57.jpg)
![2012-10-20 13.43.44](https://live.staticflickr.com/8467/8108838255_f7a6e29196.jpg)
![View](https://live.staticflickr.com/8043/8108847844_b8911302db.jpg)
![Trees](https://live.staticflickr.com/8185/8108852212_987871a058.jpg)
![Sign](https://live.staticflickr.com/8463/8109192750_9363b722da_z.jpg)
![Tunnelly bit Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3706/9461929884_17cf2d6f86_z.jpg)
![Light and shade Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/2874/9459154095_27937e9e9c.jpg)
![Silver Washed Fritillary (I think). These beautiful butterflies liked the sun but didnt like having their photos took. Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/3704/9461934292_25fab5c767_z.jpg)
Silver Washed Fritillary
(I think). These beautiful butterflies liked the sun but didnt like having their photos took. Kintbury to Great Bedwyn
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![Bees on Knapweed Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/5530/9459158457_3fd58b18f3_z.jpg)
![View from the ridge Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/7424/9461941394_c5a129f95b.jpg)
![Rosebay Willow Herb on ridge Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/5496/9461945252_c55bba7b95_z.jpg)
![Beige Delight I made that up...... Buff Ermine maybe? I don't know.. Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/2840/9461950720_ce7eb6c541.jpg)
Beige Delight
I made that up...... Buff Ermine maybe? I don't know.. Kintbury to Great Bedwyn
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![Wood with fringe Kintbury to Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/7430/9461958450_6432206e07.jpg)
!['...unusual wooden turnstile,..' near start of walk, Kintbury.](https://live.staticflickr.com/510/19841422225_b26573bd02_z.jpg)
'...unusual wooden turnstile,..'
near start of walk, Kintbury.
Jul-15 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Arbour near Kintbury](https://live.staticflickr.com/444/19834087412_91ed451bf0_z.jpg)
![Stream & flora Inkpen](https://live.staticflickr.com/553/19846396761_11c1a0618b_z.jpg)
![Lone walker approaches stream by stonewall bridge near Inkpen](https://live.staticflickr.com/313/19220634713_394852c46b_z.jpg)
Lone walker approaches stream by stonewall bridge
near Inkpen
Jul-15 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Approaching gibbet Hill](https://live.staticflickr.com/481/19846500601_47e2b026a6.jpg)
![Narrow boat, pub, Kintbury lock Canal life by Dundas Arms](https://live.staticflickr.com/3779/19653620200_f86e863693.jpg)
Narrow boat, pub, Kintbury lock
Canal life by Dundas Arms
Jul-15 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Two narrow boats, Kintbury Lock](https://live.staticflickr.com/307/19815486186_fd2b3b1c81.jpg)
Two narrow boats, Kintbury Lock
Jul-15 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Narrow boat The Emma Ridgeon, by Kintbury Lock](https://live.staticflickr.com/311/19841740755_76e3ec89bb.jpg)
Narrow boat
The Emma Ridgeon, by Kintbury Lock
Jul-15 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Kintbury Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/7323/27789623836_43f8a4b913.jpg)
![Inkpen Hill](https://live.staticflickr.com/7038/27789489396_29abc2b1d2.jpg)
![View from Inkpen Hill](https://live.staticflickr.com/7351/27789478936_4a45ac916c.jpg)
![The Kennet & Avon Canal at Great Bedwyn](https://live.staticflickr.com/7432/27211702134_3f8f3ac907.jpg)
The Kennet & Avon Canal at Great Bedwyn
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