A proper city-edge escape with a genuinely excellent view of Salisbury Cathedral from the top — steep in short bursts but never long, and easy to reach without a car if you're staying in Harnham. A Friends group keeps the paths in good order.
A nine-acre wooded escarpment on the southern edge of Salisbury, one of the very few wooded spots inside the city and crossed by the long-distance Avon Valley Path. The site has been occupied since the Iron Age and used as an Anglo-Saxon burial ground — 60 Saxon graves were found here in 1846. It was gifted to the people of Salisbury by Bishop John Wordsworth in 1898, who bought the land so residents could 'freely enjoy it, with its unequalled view over the city and cathedral.'
Woodland Trust wood — free to visit on foot, open every day.