Find things to see and do, and places to stay, in England.

England

This is the summit of Grimsbury Castle, which is part of the West Berkshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

Summit

Grimsbury Castle - West Berkshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

Berkshire (pronounced Barkeshire) county is north west of London and is the location of the Royal Windsor Castle.... and Legoland!

<TextLight>Photo of Virginia Water in Berkshire by Ray Jones <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CC BY-SA 2.0</a></TextLight>

Berkshire (pronounced Barkeshire) county is north west of London and is the location of the Royal Windsor Castle.... and Legoland!

<span style="color: #999999;">Photo of Virginia Water in Berkshire by Ray Jones [<a style="color: #999999;" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>]</span>

Berkshire

This is the summit of Warren Hill, which is part of the West Berkshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.
There's no defined peak to this summit, with the highpoint being flat. There is a public footpath that runs near Warren Farm that will get you to this high point. There's no need to leave the footpath to bag this summit.

Warren Hill - West Berkshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

This is the summit of Sidown Hill, which is part of the Hampshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

The top point of this hill is a large flat area, without anything that really shows where the top is. However, there is a track with a permissive path (see photo) that takes you along the summit.

Sidown Hill (Hampshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge)

This is the summit of Pilot Hill, which is part of the Hampshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Pilot Hill (Hampshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge)

This is the summit of Walbury Hill, which is part of the West Berkshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Walbury Hill - West Berkshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

This is the summit of Whitehorse Hill, which is part of the Oxfordshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Whitehorse Hill (Oxfordshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge)

This is a walk to the famous chalk White Horse on <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway</Link> on the Berkshire Downs and is full of legends and history. You could easily turn this into a magical and mystical walk for the kids :-)

You start the walk at the National Trust Car Park. This car park was a quarry and the stones were used in the buildings of Uffington. Follow the steps up to the hill and turn left up to Uffington Castle.
Don't look out for towers and walls, as Uffington Castle is an ancient hill fort.


#### The White Horse

Carry on round the hill past Uffington Castle and you get to the famous White Horse.  Up close, it won't look much like a horse. 
No one knows why it was built, but it's understood to be about 3000 years old.
PLEASE DON'T STAND ON THE HORSE.


#### Dragon Hill

From Whitehorse Hill, look across to Dragon Hill. 
It's been given this name as the story of George slaying the Dragon is said to have been on that hill, and the white chalk spot on the top of the hill is where the dragon died.
<MediaImage url="/uploads/2019/11/Dragon-Hill-1024x768.jpg" height="" width="" alt="Dragon Hill" />


You can find <a href="http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/george-and-the-dragon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a child-friendly version of the George and the Dragon story here</a>.

And here's an alternative kids George and the Dragon story, though without the Knight and no dead dragon! ;-) 
<YouTube video={"IA9nAvl8uuw"} />


#### Uffington Castle

Follow the path south to <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the Ridgeway</Link>, past the Trig Point. As you pass, you get a closer look at Uffington Castle and you can still see the ramparts.


#### The Ridgeway

Once you reach the Ridgeway, following it to your right, walking down the hill. 
<Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">The Ridgway is an ancient trackway</Link> that traverses the hills from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire. <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">For more information on the Ridgeway and other walks along it, tap here.</Link>
Carry on along the Ridgeway until you get to Weyland's Smithy.


#### Weyland's Smithy

After descending the hill, you leave the Ridgeway to your right and visit Weyland's Smithy, an ancient Long Barrow burial chamber.
Local legend says it's where an invisible smithy used to live, and if travellers left a silver coin, their horse would get new shoes!
<MediaImage url="/uploads/2019/11/Wayland-Smithy-1024x676.jpg" height="" width="" alt="Weyland's Smithy" />



#### Alternative National Trust Route and Info

<a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/lists/white-horse-hill-audio-tour-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Want to learn more? Tap here for The National Trust's free audio tour.</a>  Note: the route we have here is shorter than the one on the National Trust's website, <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/trails/white-horse-hill-to-ashdown-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">which you can find by tapping here</a>.

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545591

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545876

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545929

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545937

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545944

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545958

This is a walk to the famous chalk White Horse on <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway</a> on the Berkshire Downs and is full of legends and history. You could easily turn this into a magical and mystical walk for the kids :-)

You start the walk at the National Trust Car Park. This car park was a quarry and the stones were used in the buildings of Uffington. Follow the steps up to the hill and turn left up to Uffington Castle.
Don't look out for towers and walls, as Uffington Castle is an ancient hill fort.

<h4>The White Horse</h4>
Carry on round the hill past Uffington Castle and you get to the famous White Horse.  Up close, it won't look much like a horse. 
No one knows why it was built, but it's understood to be about 3000 years old.
PLEASE DON'T STAND ON THE HORSE.

<h4>Dragon Hill</h4>
From Whitehorse Hill, look across to Dragon Hill. 
It's been given this name as the story of George slaying the Dragon is said to have been on that hill, and the white chalk spot on the top of the hill is where the dragon died.
<img src="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dragon-Hill-1024x768.jpg" alt="Dragon Hill" />

You can find <a href="http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/george-and-the-dragon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a child-friendly version of the George and the Dragon story here</a>.

And here's an alternative kids George and the Dragon story, though without the Knight and no dead dragon! ;-) 
https://youtu.be/IA9nAvl8uuw

<h4>Uffington Castle</h4>
Follow the path south to <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the Ridgeway</a>, past the Trig Point. As you pass, you get a closer look at Uffington Castle and you can still see the ramparts.

<h4>The Ridgeway</h4>
Once you reach the Ridgeway, following it to your right, walking down the hill. 
<a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">The Ridgway is an ancient trackway</a> that traverses the hills from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire. <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">For more information on the Ridgeway and other walks along it, tap here.</a>
Carry on along the Ridgeway until you get to Weyland's Smithy.

<h4>Weyland's Smithy</h4>
After descending the hill, you leave the Ridgeway to your right and visit Weyland's Smithy, an ancient Long Barrow burial chamber.
Local legend says it's where an invisible smithy used to live, and if travellers left a silver coin, their horse would get new shoes!
<img src="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wayland-Smithy-1024x676.jpg" alt="Weyland's Smithy" />

<h4>Alternative National Trust Route and Info</h4>
<a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/lists/white-horse-hill-audio-tour-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Want to learn more? Tap here for The National Trust's free audio tour.</a>  Note: the route we have here is shorter than the one on the National Trust's website, <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/trails/white-horse-hill-to-ashdown-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">which you can find by tapping here</a>.

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545591

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545876

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545929

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545937

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545944

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545958

Whitehorse Hill Walk (with a Dragon!)

Like all Camping Unplugged sites, Inwood is committed to family camping in open country with campfires, dogs and of course children. We don’t have set pitches or electrical hook-ups and are tents only. No motor homes or caravans, though we do accept small VW type vans. 

Inwood Copse is an amazing piece of the countryside just South of Basingstoke on the Farleigh Wallop Estate. It is a mixture of old woodland and new planting, as well as field camping with a fine view up towards Oxford. 

We know that children run free in the untouched woodlands and fields, and return of an evening exhausted and exhilarated by their activities in this mildly wild countryside. Tablets and smartphones are forgotten and they then sit grubby and happily round a campfire eating food cooked in the very old fashioned way.

Inwood Campsite

Small, intimate campsite attached to Farmer Gows children's activity farm.

Farmer Gows Camping

This is the summit of Liddington Hill, which is part of the Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.
Although this is a high point, there's no trig point or marker to indicate its location.

Liddington Hill - Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

This is the summit of Liddington Castle, which is part of the Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Liddington Castle is sometimes called Liddington Camp. It's a late bronze age or early iron age hill fort.

Grimsbury Castle - West Berkshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

To The Top

Take Care!

On The Map

Address