If you want an outing with a difference, a trip over the Imber Ranges could be the answer.
Please note that the weather on Salisbury Plain in winter can become very unpleasant very quickly.
The tarmac roads to Imber Village from Bratton, Gore Cross, Heytesbury and Warminster are open from 18.00 on Thursday 24th March until 08.00hrs on Tuesday 29th March.
The Ministry of Defence will allow access to Imber village between March 24th (1800hrs) and March 29th (0800hrs).
Please note that this concession by the Ministry of Defence is subject to any urgent operational requirements which might mean access is denied for some or all of the period.
Please be aware that some of these roads are 'poor' tarmac and are not maintained to public road standards. They have some pot holes, so care needs to be taken. However, they are suitable for 'normal' cars and the trip is well worth making.
All other tracks, stone tracks, the Southern Range Road and Imber village remain closed (Out of Bounds) in accordance with the Bylaws. Movement off of the 'opened' roads is forbidden and trespassers liable to prosecution.
There is, of course, a difference between the roads listed above, definitive legal rights of way (which you are entitled to use) and the 'permissive' rights of way listed above.
One final point. If you do venture onto the ranges DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING you may find laying about, it may kill or seriously injure you!!
St Giles Church will be open to visitors each day between Friday 25th March and Monday 28th March. Opening times will be 11am (1100hrs) to 4pm(1600hrs) on each day.
For details of when St. Giles church will be open to the public at other times please visit www.imberchurch.org.uk