Devizes Winterval Walks 2024-2025

Devizes Winterval Walks 2024-2025

Our first visit to Devizes, a splendid Mid-Wiltshire town ideally placed for breathtaking local walking either on The North Downs and White Horse Trail to the north, on Salisbury Plains and Stonehenge to the south, or The Vale of Pewsey to the east. It it also a pretty fine town for some evenings out, so it's our choice for this year's Winterval Wake-Up!

Group Booking
This consists of a package of walks and accommodation (plus evenings out) which co-locates everyone, and at a great price for those first to RSVP. Since we must sell places to meet a financial obligation, please don't book own-accommodation unless we run out!

Logistics
Venue: Devizes Travelodge, London Road, Devizes, SN10 2HL
Cost: Just £59.75 initially, but may increase if we need to extend the booking. Meetup will collect payment when you RSVP, but note that meetup payment facility incurs fees; These can be averted if instead paying the host directly without engaging us in questions, admin and delays
Included: 3 night's accommodation with guided walks each day.
Not Included: Meals, transport, insurance, anything else not mentioned.
Location: Business Class Hotel (saver rate, non refundable) with parking, adjacent to amenities, right by the town centre.
Rooms: These are Double and Twin ensuite, all with Shower/Bath, TV, Coffee/Tea making facilities. No single rooms sorry. Room mates may nominate each other when booking, else will be allocated when adding to the hotel guest list.

Appropriate winter walking clothing is needed including boots, full waterproofs, warm outdoor activity clothing, hats/gloves. Not trainers, jeans, etc. We can have pub stops on our walks, and can socialize relaxingly later after the walks too. We'll need to take picnic lunches each day regardless, since mid-walk lunch bookings are impractical.

ACCOMMODATION:
We have 30 reasonably priced places (group deal) at Travelodge Devizes, to be occupied first. After this we may obtain more group places, or extend to booking own accommodation if viable. If you book for yourself plus a guest, we need you to provide the name of your guest for hotel reception.

OVERALL ITINERARY:
In due course, there will be links with full details of walk routes and social activities. If walks appear to fill, please join the wait-list, and we will either create additional routes or increase spaces, providing that RSVPs are not being altered at the last moment (nobody will be doing admin over xmas), so please finalize your RSVPs well prior.

In due course, we may also need volunteers either to lead extra walk routes or book pub venues for drinking/eating/music on Dec-31st. Indicatively, these are some walks/socials we may undertake:-

Sat/28/Dec
Day-Walk: TBA if required: Please say if arriving on this day.
Brewery Tour: Wadworth's Brewery, adjacent to where we're staying
Sun/29/Dec
Day-Walk: The Salisbury Plains
Walk: Salisbury Plains, Wiltshire (Urchfont & Lavington), Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 11:00 AM | Meetup
Eve-Social: White Bear (SN10 1DN), TBC
Mon/30/Dec
Day-Walk: The North Downs
Walk: North Downs, Wiltshire (Roundway Hill & Morgan's Hill), Mon, Dec 30, 2024, 10:00 AM | Meetup
Eve-Social: Southgate Inn (SN10 5BY), TBC
Tue/31/Dec
Day-Walk: The White Horse Trail
Walk: The White Horse Trail (Pewsey Downs & The Tan Hills), Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 10:00 AM | Meetup
Eve-Social: British Lion (SN10 1LQ), TBC.
Wed/01/Jan
Short-Walk: Stonehenge & Woodhenge
Walk: Woodhenge & Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
For those hungover, alternative walk via Devizes Marina possible

Pubs and Takeaways
There are many convenience food facilities and pubs/cafes in the town. The hotel also does breakfast bags, which you can book with reception on arrival.

Social Evenings:
We aim to conclude walks each day no later than 15:30, allowing ample time to relax, freshen-up and have eaten by 7pm (or head into town early to look around). We can then spend evenings socializing in Devizes town.