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A Wiltshire walk - Strawberry Hill, West Lavington

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From the bottom of Strawberry Hill, to the Wessex Ridgeway that leads to Imber One of my favourite walks. Under 3 miles, easily under an hour. Good 50 metre/150 climb to the top of Strawberry Hill with some fine views and plenty of chances to let a dog off the lead. Occasionally sheep in the lower fields so do check first. You can park behind Dauntsey's school, just off the B3098 to Westbury. Directions are for walking the route clockwise, but I've no preference and tend to alternate our walks. OS Explorer 130 is the map you need if you're the cautious sort. Walk away from the road, and at the end of Dauntsey's car park turn left to follow the field boundary with a new mixed hedge on your left - always plenty of bird life here. At the end of the playing fields bear 45 degrees left across to a kissing gate in the hedge. There's a kissing gate in the clump of trees centre: the strip lynchets are to their right Continue through this towards the modern