The Coombes Hinton Parva trail
This long walk follows parts of the Ridgeway National Trail and takes in the undulating scenery of the downland landscape. Look out for ancient field systems in the steep-sided valley and all kinds of wildlife. You should be able to see red kites, buzzards, skylarks and other farmland birds, as well as chalk grassland flowers in summer.
Near to
The Coombes, Hinton ParvaStart point
Hinton Parva village hall car park. Grid reference: SU 22860 83179Trail information
*Sloping downland, public footpaths and bridleways across farmland. For further details, please see section marked Terrain.
**Uneven and sometimes muddy terrain. Gates on route. For further details, please see section marked Access.
***Dogs welcome on leads. For further details, please see section marked Facilities.
The Coombes
At The Coombes you’ll see evidence of strip lynchets – earth terraces found on the sides of steep slopes, thought to be ancient field systems. It’s likely they were dug so the slopes could be ploughed (though some believe the lynchets may have been created naturally). Today the slopes of The Coombes provide the perfect habitat for grassland wild flowers such as orchids. Every year volunteers help clear sections of scrub so wild flowers can flourish here.
More near here

Avebury Ridgeway walk
Starting at the heart of the World Heritage Site, this walk takes you through the remains of the largest stone circle in the world and along ancient roads into rolling chalk downland.

Around Silbury Hill
This walk circles the base of Silbury Hill, affording a real sense of scale of this important prehistoric structure, part of the World Heritage Site of Avebury.
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Bodyhorse Hill, Hinton Parva, Wiltshire, SN4 0DH
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