Imber was a village in the Salisbury plain that was evacuated during World War II so that the surrounding area could be used for military training, without having to worry about the presence of civilians.
It opens up a few times each year - Christmas, Easter and 10 days in August.
In August a dedicated group take a load of London buses down for the day, so you can travel around without expending too much effort !
Another option is to get a train to Warminster - which appears to be the only convenient station - and then cycle around the area.
Going on a Sunday would be a good idea, as the church should be open
http://www.imberchurch.org.uk/
Looking at the map on the end of the Defence Estate brochure (page 4 of the original pdf shown below) - I reckon the following route would be a good way of exploring the whole are in an afternoon (using google maps to estimate cycling times)
In August a dedicated group take a load of London buses down for the day, so you can travel around without expending too much effort !
Another option is to get a train to Warminster - which appears to be the only convenient station - and then cycle around the area.
Going on a Sunday would be a good idea, as the church should be open
http://www.imberchurch.org.uk/
Looking at the map on the end of the Defence Estate brochure (page 4 of the original pdf shown below) - I reckon the following route would be a good way of exploring the whole are in an afternoon (using google maps to estimate cycling times)
Warminster - Gore Cross 55 mins
Gore Cross - Point I 36 mins
Point I - Imber - Knock Castle - Point E 57 mins
Chilterne - Tilshead - Gore Cross 34 mins
or via "German village" 49 mins
Gore Cross - Warminster 53 mins
Total - about 250mins - so just over 4 hours of cycling
Train tickets from London to Warminster are quite expensive (and there isn't much saving to be had from ticket splitting) - so just need to book early once the advance tickets become available.
Update:
IanVisits reckons that you can get the train ticket down to 26 gbp by splitting it at Salisbury
Gore Cross - Point I 36 mins
Point I - Imber - Knock Castle - Point E 57 mins
Chilterne - Tilshead - Gore Cross 34 mins
or via "German village" 49 mins
Gore Cross - Warminster 53 mins
Total - about 250mins - so just over 4 hours of cycling
Train tickets from London to Warminster are quite expensive (and there isn't much saving to be had from ticket splitting) - so just need to book early once the advance tickets become available.
Update:
IanVisits reckons that you can get the train ticket down to 26 gbp by splitting it at Salisbury
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