11/05/26 - A Wiltshire Way - Day 3 - Pewsey to Amesbury

Horse, What Horse?Pewsey was ticked off - pubs with odd opening hours, Chinese and Indian Takeaways but what it is most famous for is its White Horse.Pewsey White Horse is one of the lesser-known chalk hill figures of southern England, cut into the steep southern slope of Pewsey Hill above the village of Pewsey in Wiltshire. Unlike many of the older white horses, it is relatively modern — created in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.I can see on the map that it's on the imaginatively named Pewsey Hill - which my route to Amesbury is taking me straight up. Somehow, I fail to spot it.Pewsey Hill - The horse may be the other side of the hedgeThis kind of sets the tone for the day's walking. I am on Salisbury Plain - the views are amazing. Amazingly empty. My path runs for as far as the eye can see. There's not even the frisson of being shot at or run over by a tank.Where to stop on today's walk?No tanksI pick up the River Avon valley and a collection of very odd…