On a warm, sunny/cloudy day I was expecting this first leg of the 34-mile Avon Valley Path to be an 8-mile walk and I thought I might be able to continue onto the next leg (7 miles). But it turned out to be 10 miles and I was tired, so I abandoned the idea of doing both legs. It’s not a great walk, although the camera pictures might suggest I’m being over critical. I got confused a few times with matching the OS maps app to the actual paths, but it was probably more my fault than the app’s. Finally, before hopping on the train home, a visit to the delightful Fisherton Mill art gallery and café near Salisbury Station, for a coffee and cake.
The next leg from Downton to Fordingbridge will hopefully be a bit more interesting.
About The Avon Valley Path
Salisbury to Christchurch
My proposed walks
- Salisbury – Downton (8 miles)
Train to Salisbury, walk to Downton, bus X3 to Salisbury (20 minutes), train to home - Downton – Fordingbridge (7 miles)
Train to Salisbury, bus X3 to Downton (20 minutes), walk to Fordingbridge, bus X3 to Salisbury (32 minutes), train to home - Fordingbridge to Ringwood (9 miles)
Train to Salisbury, bus X3 to Fordingbridge (25 minutes), walk to Ringwood, bus X3 to Salisbury (45 minutes), train to home - Ringwood – Christchurch (10 miles)
Train to Bournemouth, bus X3 to Ringwood (40 minutes), walk to Christchurch, train to home
things change 
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