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Orange Way

The Orange Way, so called because it follows the march in 1688 of Prince William of Orange and his army from Brixham to London, is a 350 miles (560 km) unofficial long-distance walk in England that passes through Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and London.

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West of Newbury, Berkshire, the Orange Way follows the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath source ↗

The Orange Way, so called because it follows the march in 1688 of Prince William of Orange and his army from Brixham to London, is a 350 miles (560 km) unofficial long-distance walk in England that passes through Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and London.1

Suggested route

References

References

  1. "Orange Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. "Orange Way". Walking Pages. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Ham, Les (2003). The Orange Way: A Long Distance Walk Following the March of William of Orange from Brixham to London in 1688. Meridian Books. ISBN 978-1869922474.
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