Ride 21 in the Cotswolds on Horseback series. Print

Farmington Great Barrington Waypoint 1
Farmington, Great Barrington & Fifield Ride 21 in the Cotswolds on Horseback series. Approx. 37km (23 miles). A route with many options, composed of four smaller loops off the Sabrina Way and Claude Duval.From the War Memorial in Great Barrington (Grid reference 208137) take the lane signed to Village Hall. At T junction turn left and in 200m turn right onto lane signed to Barrington Farm Granary Offices. At the next junction turn right and after 80m, turn left through gate on bridleway (BW). Follow BW for 2km (through gate), to a junction of tracks in a belt of trees (Miletree Clump).

Farmington Great Barrington Waypoint 2
urn right and 200m past the barn, turn left onto BW into woodland. Enter a clearing, bear right on track to re-enter woodland follow BW to Tangley Hall and Farm. At the farm drive, turn right to cross the A424. and continue along lane to T junction. Turn left and continue to the crossroads in Fifield. Turn left to cross the A424 again. Descend the lane and continue straight on to restricted byway (RB) that becomes BW. Follow BW track (sharp left turn in front of double gates) through the fields and woodland to Tangley Farm and Hall. Retrace your outward route on BW for 3.5km to the BW junction at Miletree Clump.

Farmington Great Barrington Waypoint 3
Continue on BW to the road and turn right. After 450m, turn left onto RB through a narrow belt of woodland and onto a track past a small-holding. Continue straight on to a cross-track and turn left onto this unsealed road and continue past Northmoor Farm buildings to BW junction at grid reference SP198157.

Farmington Great Barrington Waypoint 4
For Shortcut 1 to Great Barrington, continue straight on BW for 1.7km to the road and turn left then right at the junction and follow the lane back to the village.To continue on the long route, turn left on BW which gradually descends to BW junction and take the right fork to follow track across the river via a slab bridge. Continue to the lane.

Farmington Great Barrington Waypoint 5
For Shortcut 2 to Sherborne, turn left along the lane and rejoin the route at waypointFor the long route, turn right along the lane to the next junction and turn left onto RB into a field. Follow RB, cross the lane and continue to the next lane. Turn left along the lane for 2km into Farmington. Turn left in front of village Green (with octagonal open-sided pump house) and left at the end of the Green, towards Sherborne and Windrush. Continue along this lane for 4.8km into Sherborne, pass Sherborne Primary School to the T junction.

Farmington Great Barrington Waypoint 6
Turn right (if joining from Shortcut 2, go straight ahead), then shortly left on the lane towards Windrush. Continue for 1.6km and turn left onto a track (RB) towards Windrush Mill. The line of this RB is newly diverted to the left just before the Mill House and passes over a new bridge.

Farmington Great Barrington Waypoint 7
Turn left after the bridge and follow BW track through two gates and past the buildings of Manor Farm. After 350m, continue straight on (ignore BW to left) to BW junction. Turn right and continue straight on to T junction of tracks. Turn right and follow BW for 1.7km to the road, turn left then right at the junction and follow the lane back to the village.