Summer is here! A lovely walk yesterday - on
Roundway Hill Covert which is only about 6 miles from
Melksham
The Marlborough Downs fall away at Roundway Hill, where a battle was fought (1643) in the English Civil War. The next hill across is known as
"Olivers Castle" after Oliver Cromwell.
Behind the hill,
the Marlborough Downs are a carpet of yellow at the moment.
(written 2008-05-12)
Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles
Z531 - Cycling and Walking [1802] Motorcycles welcome at Well House Manor - (2008-09-19)
[2253] Walks in and around Melksham, Wiltshire - (2009-06-21)
[2490] Friendly Hotel in Melksham, near Bath - (2009-11-02)
[2666] Random thoughts on Melksham Town Planning and development - (2010-03-08)
[2704] A walk within without - Melksham Without - (2010-04-02)
[2707] A walk on the Kennet and Avon - (2010-04-04)
[2709] Old trackways and routes near Melksham - (2010-04-05)
[2858] The healthy option - away from the private car - (2010-07-07)
[2958] What do these road markings mean? Could Confusion Kill? - (2010-09-17)
[3023] Autumn walk from Bowerhill - (2010-10-31)
[3216] Images of a Spring Walk - (2011-03-27)
[3228] What can you take on a public footpath? Pram? Wheelbarrow? Dog? Shopping Trolley? Horse? Cycle? - (2011-04-03)
[3231] Footpath, Bridleway, Byway, Road used as Public Path - (2011-04-04)
[3376] Kennet and Avon - Walk from Bedwyn to Pewsey. TransWilts day out. - (2011-08-01)
[3579] Transport in Cambridgeshire - seen by an outside observer. What can Wiltshire learn? - (2012-01-15)
[3580] Melksham Area - buses, trains, cycles, and roads. Meeting, 17.1.2012 - (2012-01-15)
[3689] Can I cycle or ride my mobility scooter on the pavement? - (2012-04-07)
[3771] Fine evening, country walk from Melksham - pictures - (2012-06-21)
[3904] Want to help us improve transport in Wiltshire? Here is how! - (2012-10-26)
[3938] A long overdue meeting - a steeping stone towards coordinate transport user inputs - (2012-12-02)
[4022] A request for all of Melksham transport groups to work integrated - (2013-03-01)
M205 - Well House Manor - Kennet District [670] Architectural Heritage - Devizes - (2006-04-04)
[809] What to do during a Linux build - (2006-07-20)
[824] Pictures of Avebury, Longleat and Dyrham - (2006-08-06)
[825] Pictures of the Vale of Pewsey - (2006-08-07)
[854] Morgans Hill - (2006-09-03)
[861] Ballooning from Devizes - (2006-09-10)
[865] Catching the slope - (2006-09-14)
[935] Autumn leaves in Wiltshire - Potterne - (2006-11-21)
[1070] Java Deployment course - lunch break - (2007-02-07)
[1071] Making a mountain out of a molehill - (2007-02-08)
[1346] Evening, Devizes and Sells Green - (2007-09-11)
[1635] Spring in Devizes - (2008-05-08)
[1830] Caen Hill and Olivers Castle - (2008-10-10)
[1842] Lua Course, and the Wiltshire Countryside too - (2008-10-16)
[1846] Old Piles of the South West - (2008-10-18)
[1916] Why I remember East Grafton - (2008-12-02)
[2146] An evening excursion to Devizes and Avebury - (2009-04-30)
[2362] Thornham Farm Shop, Seend Cleeve, nr Melksham - (2009-08-15)
[2443] Contrasting Cambridge, Bristol and Wiltshire - (2009-10-08)
[2687] A lovely spring afternoon - (2010-03-21)
[2830] Poulshot Village Fete - (2010-06-27)
[3284] What to do in the evening during a Tcl course - (2011-05-10)
[3382] What is the picture? - (2011-08-08)
[3482] Taking a boat down Caen Hill Locks - (2011-10-15)
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