Stoulton to North Piddle / North Piddle to Stoulton

Walking instructions & Map for walking from West to East & East to West

Stoulton to North Piddle

E(22)
Face church at St Edmund, Stoulton. Go L. Take private drive and at divide of drives go L pass The Tynings to kissing gate.

E(23)
Go  L, under power lines, to take mid hedge gap and continue ahead on same line to come to bridge under railway.

E(24)
Go under railway and across field strip to come to gate leading over brick bridge. Go ahead with hedge R to top of large field to come to uniform line of trees with gap.

E(25)
Take gap and go down through old orchard to track. Go L on track and after some 25 paces to come to road.

E(26)
Cross road and go ahead on track. At end of track, by Kits Kitchens take gap R and follow track L to go behind buildings and down into field. Go ahead down field with hedge R to come to gap. Take gap and ahead up field with power lines L to come to mid hedge bridge and kissing gate. Take bridge kissing gate and ahead though horse area to kissing gate to road ( Pub to your R - Berkley Arms, Egdon).

E(27)
Cross road and take stile into field. Go diagonally across field to come to gate at far L field corner. Take gate and go L. Go diagonally to reach far R corner gate leading to road. Go R on road for some 200 paces. Just before trees find gate L with kissing gate. Take kissing gate and go ahead up field to far R corner kissing gate, before cottage. Do not take kissing gate, but stay in field. With back to kissing gate go ahead with fence R for some 70 paces to find fence stile R.

E(28)
Take stile through paddock and next stile through garden to exit by stile to field. Go R and follow round field edge with hedge R and exit by gap. Ahead, some 15 paces before end of this second field take hedge gap and enter spinney. After some 20 paces path goes L through avenue of trees, follow round path to come to road. Go L  through the village of White Ladies Aston. At the last house on the L past the church take road to R leading past St John the Baptist church with interesting spire.

E(29)
After passing church immediately take stile L into field and gap with hedge R to reach junction of roads. Turn R on minor road, which passes houses R and becomes a track. After some 300 paces take careful note where the track bends slightly to the right. Watch for gap L leading into copse. Take gap, through copse to find stile into field.

E(30)
Go ahead through field hedge gap, and then  L to find bridge gate by trees. Take gate and go with hedge L to finally come to far L field gate. Through gate and go R to find 7 bar metal gate leading into field.

E(31)
Go  R down field to find bridge over river. Cross river and go ahead to pass through  trees, keep line of oak trees on L, aim for mid hedge gate (R of far church tower). Take gate and go ahead to find top field gate.

E(32)
Take gate and follow vehicle track to road. Over road into driveway of Holy Oak Farm. Follow drive way through farm building to come to fence stile leading into field. Go ahead across field to find swing gate leading into grassy strip with house L, leading to road. Follow road ahead to pass church L and reach main road.

E(33)
Cross road and take ally way between houses to fence stile down field to mid fence stile 1/2 R to field corner gap Continue with hedge R through 2 fields to field corner stile to road.

E(34)
(Ordnance Survey mapping amendment - Follow text instructions shown in italic) Cross road and take fence going through scrub continue with river L to drive way go L to bridge gate. Go  R to field corner single tree. Go L with hedge R around field corner through gap with hedge R through gap.

E(35)
Enter left field and head directly past mid field power poles to find gated hedge gap. Take gap through plantation to gate onto road. Cross road, through gate and go with hedge L to field end, turn R, after some 20 paces turn L, through avenue of trees, to find bridge over stream and stile. Take stile, through copse, to exit by stile. Cross field ahead to take mid hedge kissing gate to road. Go L to crossroads at North Piddle.

North Piddle to Stoulton

W(205)
Stand at cross roads in North Piddle with back to Church Lane. Go L for 100 paces take kissing gate R into field, go across field to stile to copse, through copse to stile / stream bridge leading to avenue of trees to exit by gate. Cross road and take gate opposite. Go ahead across tree planted field, to exit by gap into field passing to L of power pole to far corner field gap (Here we enjoy first glimpse of church at Upper Snodsbury on horizon ahead).

W(206)
Through gap and continue ahead with hedge L. Go around field corner to gate. Go  R take gate and bridge over steam (Ordnance Survey mapping amendment - Follow text instructions shown in italic) and after some 10 paces take track R to find river. Go with river R. Where river turns R, continue your line ahead to find fence gap to road. Cross road to take fence stile. Go ahead through 2 fields - exit 2nd field at wide gap and then go  R to find and take far mid fence stile (Aim R of church on horizon). Up field to with hedge R to take corner field stile follow ally way between houses to road - Upper Snodsbury.

W(207)
Cross road. Go ahead into Church Road and continue into The Furlongs. Take wooden gate and ahead with houses R to enter field by large kissing gate. Go ahead across centre of field aim for centre of farm buildings to find stile. Cross stile and go ahead through farm buildings to find driveway leading to road. Cross road and follow farm track with large field L. Take R hand of two gates into field.

W(208)
Go ahead across field to find mid hedge gate. Go ahead in field with line of trees R to come to corner gap by large oak tree. Go ahead through copse and ahead  L to find bridge over river. Cross bridge and go ahead up field to find far L corner gate. Take gate and go ahead some 30 paces to find gate L and signed footpath. Through gate and follow round field edge with hedge R to find far R corner metal gate.

W(209)
Take metal gate and bridge and go ahead to find hedge gap. Go through gap and go 1/4 L to find stile into copse. Through copse to find track. Go R on track which becomes road passing houses L to come to junction of roads. Immediately take gap L by power pole and go with hedge L to find stile leading to road. Go R on road passing church on L to come to T-junction.

W(210)
Go L into the village of White Ladies Aston. Pass stone wall R, road bends R and after some 60 paces take gap R. Ahead with red brick R to spinney. Follow path through spinney and after passing through avenue of trees path turns R into field. Go L with hedge and woods L. At field corner go R and after some 20 paces take stile into garden, cross garden and exit by stile into paddock. Exit paddock by fence. Go L to kissing gate (Do not take kissing, do not exit field) Turn back to kissing gate go 3/4 L to pass field corner to take kissing gate to road.

W(211)
Go right on road after some 250 paces take gate L into narrow field, Go diagonally half way down field to find gate R. Take gate and go into field. Go diagonally to far corner field stile leading to road.

W(212)
Cross road and take kissing gate. Go ahead to pass to L of horse area to take mid hedge kissing gate / bridge into field. Go ahead, parallel with power cables, to find hedge gap. Take gap and ahead with hedge L to exit by field corner. Continue to follow track with buildings L. Main track turns L but continue ahead under power cables then turn L to come to gap by power pole leading to drive by red building (Kit Kitchens). Go L on drive to road.

W(213)
Cross road and ahead on bridleway after some 25 paces take signed path  R up though orchard to come to gap in line of trees. Take gap and ahead down field to find and take brick bridge to gate. Go through gate across field strip to go under railway bridge.

W(214)
On exiting from railway bridge, take gap L and go  L up ploughed field to far hedge gap. Through gap and continue line towards church tower. Come to kissing gate leading to driveway past The Tynings and leading to St Edmund Church .

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