About

I've lived in and around Newbury most of my life. I wanted to get fit, so I started going on walks. I used an app on my phone to record my position. I entered the recorded data into Google Maps. If you view the Google Maps on your phone, the map shows a little Blue Dot where you are. You can be reasonably sure you are following the right route.

I soon exhausted most of the easy walks I could find around Newbury so I ventured further afield. I use Google Earth Pro to show footpaths and bridleways within each surrounding County, downloading the data from the various council websites.

One of my favourite walks is a 12 mile Circular walk around Newbury. I found the various sections, and walked them individually, about 4 to 6 miles in length. Once I was happy that I had a good route, I arranged a day to walk the whole 12 miles. I mentioned it on Facebook and only one person turned up! He was a very athletic type and went at it like a bull at a gate! I'm quite competitive, and I forced myself to keep up with him, the effort nearly did me in!

That 12 mile loop has its own page: Newbury 12 Miles (Circular).

The word Nifty in the name is only a prefix. This site is not part of Nifty Access.

Leaflets by other people (parish PDFs, Fancy Free, VisitWiltshire, BBOWT) stay as links on the Ideas page -- they are not copied here as Nifty Walks text.

The Countryside Code (gov.uk).