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The wind had died down and the sun came out a bit. We started walking from the small car park near Court Hill Centre and headed along a farm track, before it turned to a wide grassy track. It was nice going, passing the Baron Wantage monument, with views of Wantage and then Scutchcambe Knob, an iron age round barrow.

We were driving towards the layby where we parked the day before, but noticed that this section of the ridgeway was all road. As exciting as the prospect of walking a bridge crossing the M4 was, we decided to turn around and park the car at Foxhill and start from there instead.

We started the day at Overton Hill, a small car park just off the A4, walking up the gentle hill along the ridgeway. We had walked this first part in the opposite direction the previous day so knew what to expect.

The western end of the ridgeway starts near to Avebury stone circle and Silbury Hill so we decided to do a warm up walk, starting at Avebury and taking in the sights near by.

This year in April 2024, I walked the ridgeway national trail with my brother and brother-in-law. I really enjoyed the experience, and saw all kinds of scenery, as well as all kinds of weather, throughout the week.