(Please note that all distances shown are approximate.)
The MacMillan Way from Castle Combe to Abbotsbury:
| Section | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Combe - Bradford-on-Avon | 13.0 miles | 21.0 km |
| 2 | Bradford-on-Avon - Beckington | 8.0 miles | 13.0 km |
| 3 | Beckington - Trudoxhill | 10.0 miles | 16.0 km |
| 4 | Trudoxhill - Bruton | 14.0 miles | 22.0 km |
| 5 | Bruton - North Cadbury | 10.0 miles | 16.0 km |
| 6 | North Cadbury - Sherborne | 9.0 miles | 14.0 km |
| 7 | Sherborne - Melbury Sampford | 11.0 miles | 17.0 km |
| 8 | Melbury Sampford - Maiden Newton | 9.0 miles | 14.0 km |
| 9 | Maiden Newton - Abbotsbury | 12.0 miles | 19.0 km |
Our route commences in Wiltshire and travels through farming country and the beautiful village of Castle Combe before dropping down to Bradford-on-Avon, with its tiny Saxon Church. Into Somerset and the Frome Valley, on through the woodlands of the Somerset and Stourhead Estates. Through Bruton, Castle Cary and North Cadbury.
Dorset our final County and to the old town of Sherborne with its Abbey and Castles, through the great park of Melbury and delightful Evershot Village. Southwards through Cattistock and Maiden Newton, over the renowned chalk Dorset downlands to Abbotsbury.
Some Popular Places along our route include:
Castle Combe, Bradford on Avon, North Cadbury, Sherbourne, Abbotsbury.