This is a short, enjoyable walk taking about 30 minutes, 1¾ miles/ 2.5 km, with no stiles through undulating farmland. In wet weather there may well be mud in some places. Parking at Great Chalfield is allowed on the grass verges, but not in front of the Manor please and at Holt, there is a car park near The Courts. Please keep dogs under close control. The numbers refer to the kissing gates and bridge.

Leaving Great Chalfield through the archway turn right along the minor road and head for the first corner, observing the Victorian letter box on your right.
Go through the kissing gate into the field called 'Pen Close' (6), and bear right down the slope to a yellow-marked gated bridge (5).
Pass over the stream into 'Bonus' or 'Bunhouse' and up the slope keeping Lady's Coppice on your left to the next kissing gate (4). Through here into 'Long Wiltshire' and straight on when shortly another kissing gate is found on the left (3).
Pass through the gate into ‘Lously’ and bearing slightly right, follow the path down the slope towards the old Tannery chimney and another gate (2). Go through into ‘Long Ground’ keeping straight ahead up the slope, past a large ash tree and follow the path towards some buildings beyond the end of the field.
Go through the kissing gate (1) and onto a track still heading in the same direction. Where the track meets a minor road turn right and head towards the chimney. On your right just round the end corner of Sawtell’s converted Bedding Factory, at right angles to the road is an old pump set within a columned doorway. The inscription on the plaque reads ‘Sacred to the memory of Lady Lisle and the Revd. James Lewis, the persons who patronised this spring and rendered it famous in the year 1720’. It marks the site of a once well-known Spa.
Stay on this road passing the Old Fire Station on your right and the offices and tannery works of J & T Beaven, then round to the left following a small stream, passing the car park and village hall and up to the busy B3107.
Cross here with care and the entrance to The Courts is right ahead.

Leaving The Courts Garden cross over the B3107 and follow the road straight ahead keeping the village hall and car park on your right. Note plaque on wall ‘Holt Reading Rooms 1873’.
Follow the road round to the right along The Midlands passing J & T Beaven tannery works and the Spa pump memorial on your left. Where the road bends right, turn left onto a track. Up the track and turn right through the kissing gate (1) on Holt FP1 (Foot Path 1) into the field called ‘Long ground’ and then straight ahead merging with FP2 ignoring the stile on your left. From here the path rises gently ahead of you and, when the trees are not in full leaf, you may be able to see Holt Manor in the distance on your left.
Go through the next kissing gate (2) into ‘Lously’ and follow this path up the slope to the gate in the comer of the field (3). Pass through here into 'Long Wiltshire' and follow the hedge on your right to the corner and the next kissing gate (4), into a field called 'Bonus' or ‘Bunhouse’. Following the hedge and with Lady's Coppice on your right, the path descends to a gated wooden bridge (5) that takes you across a pleasant stream into a field called 'Pen Close'. (Holt FP2 now becomes Atworth FP1).
You will see a group of buildings up on the left hand side and a large chestnut tree to the right of them. (See picture on left).
Head towards this tree, and look for a five barred gate (6) alongside it. Go through the adjacent kissing gate and forward along the tarmac lane observing the Victorian letter box on your left. Great Chalfield Church and Manor are now visible and after a few steps you will be at the main entrance. Enjoy your visit!