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Town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Wantage is a small town in Oxfordshire, 16 miles southwest of Oxford. It's on the edge of the Berkshire Downs and nowadays administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district.
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The site of an Iron Age hill fort and Uffington White Horse. The site sits on the ridgeway long distance footpath, which follows the line of a chalk ridge which separates the Berkshire Downs to the south and the Vale of the White Horse to the north. The horse was cut into the chalk downs and can be seen from miles around. It has been "cleaned" by local communities about every 20 years continuously since it was first made about 2000 to 3000 years ago. The hill fort consists of a large circular bank and ditch 1-1.6km in circumference, with grass all over and inside. There are great views from the site, which is fantastic for picnics on a sunny day. Also nearby is the Dragon's Hill which appears to be man made and could somehow be associated to the site. Access is easiest by car - it has two car parks (one of which is nearer the horse and recommended only for visitors requiring easier access) The lower car park includes some signage explaining the Whitehorse, and ridgeway. There are picnic tables near by. One could also easily take in the White Horse and Hill Fort, on a walk along the ridgeway.
Free 2-hr parking is available in the Civic Hall Car Park, just off Church St.
Paint your own pottery
Targeted at children.
Swimming Gym, Fitness, Squash, Badminton
Horse Riding School
Pub, food & accommodation
Great cream tea (scones, clotted cream and jam). Also campsite across the road.
Indian Restaurant
Thai Restaurant
Pub & Food
Pub in Uffington with an old bar, good food, and a beer garden with views of White Horse Hill.
Pub & Food
Cafe
Pub
Hotel, Bar & Accommodation
Accommodation, pub & food
Restaurant/pub with a few good quality rooms in adjoining building. Excellent breakfast.
B&B
B&B
18th C country pub with 8 rooms in the bucolic Vale of the White Horse, gets rave reviews for comfort and food.
Supermarket
Superstore/Supermarket
By train
The nearest station to the town is in Didcot.
By bus
Local area bus map published by Oxfordshire Council.
By bicycle
National cycle Route 544 runs between the town and Didcot where it connects to National Cycle Route 5 Reading to Holyhead.
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