Wiltshire Walks

Sutton Benger Walk & Route Map

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Sutton Benger walk, Wiltshire
Sutton Benger · Photo: Neil Owen

This walk offers a relaxed and varied countryside outing, combining riverside paths along the River Avon with open meadows and quiet stretches of farmland.

With peaceful waterside scenery, wide grassland views and a gentle finish through Sutton Lane Meadows, this walk provides an easy-going way to enjoy the rural charm of this part of Wiltshire.

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At a glance

Sutton Benger Walk

Distance
4 miles
Estimated time
2 hours
Route type
Circular
GPS app guided
Yes
Parking
Layby parking at start
51.49720, -2.07382
Characteristics
Water

The walk

Sutton Benger Walk

This countryside route offers a relaxed mix of pretty villages, riverside paths and open meadows.

It begins with a gentle stretch alongside the River Avon, where flat paths and waterside views set an easy pace, before drifting into the open grassland of Malford Meadows near Christian Malford.

Later, the walk turns west across quiet farmland towards Sutton Benger itself. A short detour leads to a welcoming village pub, before the route loops back through Sutton Lane Meadows, rounding off a calm, varied walk with a strong sense of space and rural Wiltshire charm.

Refreshments:

Wellesley Arms, Sutton Benger

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Wiltshire Walks App

Follow the Sutton Benger walk with GPS guidance

The easiest way to follow this route is with the Wiltshire Walks app. Choose the walk and follow the pointer showing your live position on the route map, so you can see you're on the right path.

The app works without a phone signal, so you can keep following the route wherever the walk takes you.

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Expanded route map for Sutton Benger Walk, a 4 mile circular walk in Wiltshire