Our Walking Itinerary

(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.