The East of Eden walk – photo waymarkers. (You can start at Salisbury Street Car Park (4 photos in). The walk differs in several places from OS maps but this route has been checked by Wiltshire Rights-of-Way team as being correct.
Our start point, the Clock Tower given to Mere in 1863 by the Prince of Wales
Make your way across The Square to Salisbury Street
You will pass the Salisbury Street car park
then continue past Yapps onto Hazzards Hill
turning right into White Road
passing the Social Club and Mere School
and going on to Burton Path
Keep going past Whitebridge (or stop for a break and watch Ashfield Water flow by)
You will arrive at Burton with its Water Wheel and Duck Pond
Turn left into the road but lookout for the path
on the right in front of Sheepwash Cottage. Go through the gate and to the right of the house
going on through a second gate.
Continue along the path
which may involve some ducking under trees
Turn right at the end and stay by the hedge
for two fields
and then through the gate keeping to the right in the next field.
Look out for a post with waymarker directing you right
through the line of trees and out onto another field
where you skirt the field keeping the trees on your right hand
until you come to the bridge leading to Pimperleaze Road.
Turn right and follow the road until you come to a kissing gate on the right.
Go through the kissing gate – you are now on the Monarch’s Way.
Keeping the barns on your left, you will come to another kissing gate which you go through and
the path leads on with a wood on your right.
Another kissing gate and
you bear right across the next field coming to another gate
Keep the hedge on your right until
the path joins a track. At the end you cross Southbrook
and go through a series of gates
and fields, continue straight ahead.
The last kissing gate leads into a short path. At the end
turn left into Mill Lane
and then right onto a path the leads
to The Lynch where you bear right
coming to Water Street. Ahead you will turn left into Dark Lane
You will pass theses steps onto Salisbury Street Car Park
Finally, turn right into Boar Street which takes you into the bustling centre of Mere and The Square.
Please comment when you do this walk
Madelaine
East of Eden definitely one for April as it goes passed our 2 bluebell woods!
John Jordan
Yes, it does and they are a treat to see. I would point out that the bluebell wood by Charnage House is on private land but can be viewed well from the footpath. Bluebell fans can also see them from the paths on Duncliffe.
Deborah Butler
Great to have the photos of the waypoints, thank you for taking the time
John Jordan
Thank you. We hope they help walkers get around the walks easily.
Sandra Rose
I think Jerry and I did this walk a couple of years back with the footpath group and I’ve tried it since but got lost as soon as I got into open countryside…. so this is SO helpful! Thank you 🙂
John Jordan
Glad to hear it – enjoy.
Rosie J-B
I jogged round the East of Eden walk today – a really nice mini trail run for anyone wanting to run off-road a bit. It could be linked to Great Bottom route and/or to the footpaths leading out across The Meads run. There was enough mud to make it fun!
John Jordan
Glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Happy to include Healthy Mere Jogging reports on here!