Clarendon Way loop 8 - Clarendon Park

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The penultimate stretch towards Salisbury takes us to Clarendon Park, a stone’s throw from Salisbury. We stop a few minutes short of Clarendon Palace. You can either walk a few minutes further an have a look at the ruins and Llamas on the Palace grounds, or leave it for loop 9 which approaches Clarendon Palace from Salisbury. The first part of the walk, away from the Winterslows, goes through fields whilst past Pitton the past is shaded in woodland.

Start at Winterslow Recreation Ground — there’s more information about the village in loop 7. Loop 9 is the final stretch of the Clarendon Way.

Length: 15.2 km / 9.5 miles
Time: 3 hours 15 minutes at a swift pace + breaks
Difficulty: Moderate – 234 m total ascent

Overview Clarendon Way 9 loops. For walks in Winchester, have a look at the walkWINCHESTER 12 walk challenge.

Highlights of Clarendon Way loop 8

Clarendon Park, view towards the Winterbournes — View towards the Winterbournes at Clarendon Park

The combination of woodland and open fields is really great on this walk. There are a lot of footpaths around Middle Winterslow and the hilly terrain past Lobhill Barrow just to West is a great start to this walk before opening up to views towards Salisbury Plain.

The approach to Clarendon Park through woods is pretty much in a straight lines. If you walk anti-clockwise, you can break out of the woods just before your reach the westernmost point of the walk and catch a first glimpse of Salisbury Cathedral behind Clarendon Palace. That’s a great feeling if you walk the Clarendon Way from Winchester — the endpoint is in reach!