Alderbury, Downton Britford Breeze

Starting at Costa Coffee on the Southampton Road Retail Park, we cycle on the cycle path out of Salisbury, through Petersfinger and to Alderbury where we turn off down Shute Road and breeze over the ups and downs of the rolling countryside on the way to Downton. In Downton we stop for a well earned break at the wonderful cafe there. Some of the return ride is along the cycle path of the A338. Safe but noisy! But most of our return takes us by the river with stunning scenery and is a very flat journey back through lovely villages and past amazing houses along the very quiet country lanes and paths. COME ON A ROAD BIKE IF YOU LIKE, BUT THE BYWAYS ARE ROUGH AND STONEY and not for very thin road tyres..