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Join us for this 15 mile, Spring Equinox Special in beautiful Oxfordshire rolling chalk countryside. Expect glorious views and big skies as we explore Uffington White Horse, Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow, Iron Age hill forts, Ashdown House and the Ridgeway.Tickets for this walk are £10. This payment is non-refundable. It will only be refunded in the event of a cancellation or a movement of date due to Covid restrictions.
*Tickets/spaces for this walk/event are pre booked and pre paid, please don't just turn up on the day with cash*
Highlights include -
- Uffington White Horse:
The Guardian stated in 2003 that "for more than 3,000 years, the Uffington White Horse has been jealously guarded as a
masterpiece of minimalist art" The Uffington Horse is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain and is an entirely different design from the others inspired by it.
- Wayland's Smithy is another highlight of today's walk. This one of the finest Neolithic Long Barrows in the country.
- Dragon Hill is a natural chalk hill with an artificially flattened top (on the scarp slope of White Horse Hill; according to legend Saint George slew the dragon here. A bare patch of chalk upon which no grass will grow is purported to be where the dragon's blood spilled. It has been suggested as some sort of Iron Age ritual site associated with the nearby hill figure.
- Uffington Castle hillfort - Bronze age/Iron age.
- Ashdown House and grounds.
Please bring plenty of layers! This is a 15 mile walk in March across very exposed countrysde.
Also bring plenty of water and food to sustain you, we will be having a lunch stop about half way.
Where to meet -
Ashbury Folly car park, Ashbury, SN6 8LZ.
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Two small parking areas either side of the B4000 on Ridgeway 0.5 mile (1km) south-east of Ashbury.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ashbury Folly car park, Ashbury, SN6 8LZ., Faringdon, United Kingdom
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