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Find the best Salisbury walks. The Ramblers Association now have a greatly improved website which is an exceptional resource for all walkers, hikers and young families wanting to go for walks with young children. This site lists everything from historical walks to leader led walks to any really arduous walks within the Salisbury area.

Find A Walk Near Me by using Walking Britain is a truly excellent and free resource. Just enter where you are or where you would like to walk - and print out directions. The walks are graded and you can buy a specific map of the area at the same time. These are proper OS maps and weather proofed if required.

I always think of walking as one of the few activities you can do for free - and now you can with this guide!

Walking, Hiking and Outdoor Shops

Cotswold Outdoor

William Russell's House, 9 Queen St, Salisbury SP1 1EY, UK – 01722 410659

Nice sized store, click and collect available. LImited range for footwear.

Helpful staff. Reasonable range of stock.

Trespass

16-18 High St, Salisbury SP1 2NW, UK – 01722 340797

Love Trespass, love Trespass coats! Total bargain for a proper coat!

Got everything I needed for skiing, very kind staff as well!

Blacks

17 New Canal, Salisbury SP1 2AA, UK – 01722 447476

Really helpful, kind and friendly

Good selection of hiking/camping/outdoor activities equipment

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Another good walking guide. Walkingworld has huge library of guides with a good selection of walks, of varying lengths and grades, pretty well anywhere in the UK. The walks come in an excellent format making them very easy to follow, with photographs to illustrate every important decision point and a proper Ordnance Survey map.

A modist annual subscription gives you unlimited access to all the walks. However you can Pay As Go by downloading indiviual walks.You get one walk free.

Crucially you can also find walks France, Spain, Norway, Portugal and Australia!

Camping and Caravaning

Salisbury Camping and Caravanning Club Site

Hudson’s Field, Castle Rd, Salisbury SP1 3SA, UK – 01722 320713

Apart from the other camper who drove over the washing line and never owned up its a fab site. So convenient for town. Staff are enthusiastic, funny and hugely welcoming.

Hi Just had a fantastic time again at this lovely site. Busy of course over the Bank Holiday but so peaceful on Monday. Staff could not be more helpful and the dog had a glorious time n Hudsons field.We wil be back as this is one of our very favourite sites. It is wonderful to be able to walk down the river bank and into Salisbury and to have such a great market and good shops. Thank you all so much

GT Bait & Tackle

8a, Glenmore Business Park, Telford Road, Salisbury SP2 7GL, UK – 01722 333097

Great local tackle shop. Very helpful and had a nice range of goods. Pointed me in the right direction on the local stretch of river and a caught a few nice fish. Had some lovely hand made floats for sale which I just had to have. I am sure will catch me a load of fish. Cheers for the help.

Very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. Ideal, as I am only just returning to the sport after retirement and was amazed how far everything has progressed.

Looking for dog friendly cottages around Salisbury? The 'Dog Friendly Cottages' website looks like any other self-catering accommodation website but every single one should be dog friendly! This saves worrying and going through all the small print. However you you may need to check with the owner where the dog is expected to sleep and the what size of dog you can have!
Dog People find this is such a great website. If you have dogs who go on holiday with you just enter SP1 1AH and everything from dog friendly Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels to dog friendly walks and beaches come up. The Dog People site covers Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Parks, Hotels, Self Catering, Pubs & Food, Days Out. Enjoy!

Salisbury Buggy Walks, Short Walks, Granny or Grandpa Walks

'Walks with Buggies' is a must for walking parents with young children, babies or even grannies and grandpas! If you would like to walk around Salisbury or Wiltshire just select your nearest town, length of walk and type of walk. You will not only be able to download detailed OS maps free of charge but you can read reviews of walks and their ratings - and add your own afterwards! Enjoy PS This link has been withdrawn. Please watch this space or send a suggestion!

Snake bites

Most snake bites in the UK are not serious. But it's important to get all snake bites checked as soon as possible.

Call 999 or go to A&E immediately if:

  • you think you, or someone else, has been bitten by a snake

Find your nearest A&E

Information:

If you're not in the UK when you are bitten by a snake, contact the emergency medical services in the country you're in.

Get foreign travel advice on GOV.UK

What to do while you're waiting for help

Do

  • stay calm, most snake bites in the UK are not serious and can be treated

  • keep the part of your body that was bitten as still as you can

  • lie in the recovery position if you can

  • take paracetamol for any pain

  • try to remember the colour and pattern of the snake to tell the doctor

  • take off any jewellery and loosen clothes near the bite, in case it swells

Don’t

  • do not go near the snake, or try to catch or kill it

  • do not try to suck or cut the poison (venom) out of the bite

  • do not tie anything tightly round the part of the body where the bite is

  • do not take aspirin or ibuprofen, as they can make bleeding worse

What happens at the hospital

You will usually need to stay in hospital for at least 24 hours if you have been bitten by a snake.

The bite will be cleaned and bandaged. You may be given an injection to help protect you from tetanus.

If you were bitten by a poisonous (venomous) snake you will be treated with a medicine to fight the venom. This is given through a thin tube into a vein, called a drip.

Types of UK snake

Only 3 types of snake are found in the wild in the UK.

The adder is the only venomous snake, but you should get all snake bites checked as soon as possible.

Telling the doctors the colour and pattern of the snake that bit you could help them treat it.

Click to see images of the our three types of snake and what to do if you get bitten

www.nhs.uk/conditions/snake-bites

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