WALKS IN WILTSHIRE at BERWICK ST JOHN (4K)

In this episode of my series “Walks in Wiltshire”, I take a 6.5 mile “figure-of-eight” walk from the village of Berwick St John - which is located 5 miles East of Shaftesbury & 15 miles West of Salisbury. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.
I parked my car in Berwick St John and started off with a quick wander through the village and included a visit to the church of St John.
After my exploration of the village, I headed South along a footpath that crossed fields between Easton Farm & Chapel Farm before heading up the side of Winkelbury Hill- to check out the iron age hillfort at the top.
There were some amazing views to enjoy at the top of the hill, especially over to the North. I then made may way down off the hill towards Cross Farm and followed a byway Northwards. This took me up Woodlands Down and eventually to a high ridge at which point I joined the old Shaftesbury Drove.
Heading West, I passed a trig point,the Long Barrow and eventually came across the White Sheet Hill Milestone. At that point, I headed South on the homeward leg back to the village.
At the time of filming (12th May 2024), the only pub in the village - The Talbot Inn - was temporarily closed. I believe it may have been up for sale and hopefully will be re-opening again soon?
NB: The Jack Hargreaves TV episode, mentioned in this video, can be seen at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ6ymZ-qe7topsU The episode was from the "Old Country" series rather than the earlier "Out of Town" series as I incorrectly stated in my video.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
For further videos in the series, please go to: kzbin.info/door/P-PdocpLbbVj_2E4VxeU_w or my website at daveford5966.wixsite.com/website
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I use an INSTA360 ACE PRO Action Camera & a Rode microphone (either a “Shotgun” or a Rode Wireless Go II) together with a Canon Powershot SX530 HS.

[@markshrimpton3138]

Another splendid walk. The folly might have been of fairly recent construction but the tiles on the floor upstairs gave the appearance of being late medieval. I love quirky unexpected finds like that.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Mark. The folly was quite intriguing - I would love to know more about it's history.

[@susantaylor927]

Glad you could get out and abouting! Hope your Laryngitis heals soon! Sooo lovely to see those huge skies with plenty of blue! Great walk and fab views that we can share! Thank You both!😊 Logans adventures make us smile!😊

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Susan. Yes, my throat is much better now.

[@lynnb_and_ky_springer_spaniel]

Another lovely walk Dave and Logan, beautiful Church and stunning views. I'm the proud owner of one of those badges too 🥰

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Lynn. Oh yes of course ... from one of Kevin's walks!

[@baileybelleuk]

Love watching your videos, very enjoyable and relaxing, they give me and my dog ideas for our next walks, keep up the good work and Logon 🐾🐾

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. I hope that you have good weather when you get to follow some of the walks. Thanks for watching.

[@bosse641]

Lovely area for a walk. 🙂

[@DaveFord]

It is lovely around there John.

[@daz9100]

Another great video. Nice to meet you Dave, you're so right about the views, they are superb. Darren

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Darren. Lovely to meet you too. Don't lose that badge - it will be worth something one day!

[@marcogerlach1648]

Hey Dave! Thanks for this great new video! It's always a little holiday following you and Logan.😌 I don't know how many times I said to myself in this video: "Wow, I'd like to take a little break and try to capture the scenery. I'm already looking forward to the next video! 😊

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Marco. :)

[@cathpeterson1944]

I love all the scenery hills and countryside, so neat to see the century road in Jack Hargreaves series I watch his vignettes they are so interesting too; luv the archway Tower fort spectacular views from the tower

[@DaveFord]

The views from both Winkelbury Hill and White Sheet Hill in particular are quite stunning.

[@AnyoneForToast]

"Slightly older viewers may remember Jack Hargreaves" Well, that made me feel old, Back in the days of only three tv channels And no Mr Logan to take us on internet walks...

[@DaveFord]

Ah yes, 3 TV channels..... and no remote control!

[@charlesfulcrum3170]

Hi Dave, great walk once again. I know the Chalke Valley well and have sat on that bench on a many an occasion, taking in the views without a care in the world. Great to know you are also a fan of the late, great Jack Hargreaves.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Charles. Yes, I love watching Jack's episodes.

[@geoffw8565]

Great video Dave and such wonderful lush green countryside. You wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world than the English countryside in late Spring /early Summer ?

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Geoff. Yes indeed ..... lots of colour and not too hot either.

[@bobbybigboyyes]

I LOVE that wooden screen in the south chapel Dave! Fabulous video as always!! I watched all the Jack Hargreaves videos when I was young ( do you remember him on that show 'How' ) I got all the DVD's of his shows about 20 years ago. The guy that edited Jack's shows is called Dave Knowles who has his Dave Knowles You Tube Channel showing episodes of the series. Cheers Dave from Bob and Jen.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Yes, I know Dave Knowles quite well - we have spoken on the telephone a few times.

[@bobbybigboyyes]

@@DaveFord That's great Dave, lucky you for talking to him. I bet that was very interesting, with what went on behind the scenes!

[@yvonnefarrell1029]

Brilliant walk, as always. I am sure Logan appreciated the whippets on the tiles in that magnificent folly. Thank God that, unlike "Richard Bucket" on "Keeping Up Appearances", you did not have to climb trees to find Iron-Age remains. Thanks again and cheers.😊

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Yvonne. It is a fine Iron Age Hillfort there for sure!

[@newforestexplorer]

What a lovely walk and that little folly was a nice find

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. The views on that one were amazing!

[@jeanblemings5352]

That was a magnificent church at the start. The font was unusual with colouring on the stonework. And the flaming cross window you pointed out. Lots of antiquities along the way too and I loved the herepath. Some nice shady stretches too for you and Logan. Did you not fancy a paddle in the stream too at the end?!

[@DaveFord]

I would have had no problem getting IN to the stream but it might have been a struggle getting OUT!

[@user-eq2cw2db7h]

👍🐕‍🦺, great video, nice area, went to a fete there years ago, from Frances Highcliffe Dorset

[@DaveFord]

Thank you :)

[@melissaphillips3088]

So glad you are feeling better Dave. Just a lovely walk and gorgeous views. The village and church is so beautifully quaint and full of history. I love it. You are so lucky to get to see such beauty. Thank you so much for a wonderful walk. Take care Dave and give Logan a hug from me. ☀️

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Melissa. The climbing of those hills was worth it on that one, for those views!

[@IngridKelly-ze5os]

Love your walks. I watch as often as possible. Thank you for bringing the English countryside to me. I live in Kauai, USA.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Ingrid & indeed thanks for watching.

[@eldred1809]

Beautiful countryside Dave, lovely walking area. Still a little croaky, I was always told that's due to drinking out of wet glasses. Any chance that's the cause? Hope you're fully recovered soon. Only ever visited the Talbot once, for lunch about 2 years ago, but I was only driving through, not walking.

[@DaveFord]

Yes, fully recovered now. Had it for nearly 3 weeks - so it has affected a view videos sadly!

[@keithjoseph5671]

Amazing walk in the countryside with wonderful views and trails

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Keith. :)

[@lynnesears6254]

Another nice walk with some great views and special finds! Logan got tuckered out!

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Lynne. There was a fair bit of climbing on that walk for sure!

[@user-mt6ei5lh2j]

Hi Dave love ur videos here in Jamestown Va where the British arrived so long ago.Just wondering I see some many streams in your videos that are very clear was wondering are they actually clean enough to drink from. Know it’s a crazy question just wondering cause they do look like they are very clear

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Ricky. Many of the chalk streams are indeed very clear and in general are fairly clean. Indeed there are still a number of working watercress beds on some of the streams (clear & clean water is vital for their growth). The filtering effect of the chalk makes their waters alkaline and very clear. While less than a fifth of England's rivers are considered to be healthy, the fast-flowing, naturally alkaline waters of the chalk streams are a rare source of clean water. 85% of the world’s chalk streams are in UK, lying in many of the southern counties of England. Although water from the chalk streams is generally safe, you should always follow good hygiene rules and be aware of possible water-borne infections - so I wouldn't drink from them myself!

[@user-mt6ei5lh2j]

@@DaveFord thank you sir👍

[@DaveFord]

The video of the episode of the"Old Country" TV series by Jack Hargreaves, mentioned in this video, can currently be viewed on the KZbin channel "Dave Knowles Filmmaker". Just whizz through to about 9 mins into that episode & you can see Jack visiting the White Sheet Hill Milestone. The link is kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ6ymZ-qe7topsU

[@icba4907]

Dave Knowles channel for all your jack hargreaves shows.

[@DaveFord]

Yes indeed - Dave has a good selection of old episodes of "Old Country" on his KZbin channel.