Where do you park for Liddington Castle?

Despite being freely accessible to the public, Liddington Castle is rather difficult to get to. There is no car park or any place that is passable as one in the vicinity, and even the path which runs to it, the Ridgeway, from the adjoining road, is a modestly demanding uphill climb of almost a mile.

How high is Liddington Hill?

276.5m

Where can I walk in Swindon?

Top 10 Walks in Swindon

• Barbury Castle. Barbury Castle Country Park is just a short drive out of Swindon, 3 miles south of Wroughton.
• Lydiard Park. Lydiard Park is one of Swindon’s favourites, and anyone could see why.
• The Ridgeway.
• Jubilee Lake.
• White Horse Hill.
• Shaw Forest.
• Town Gardens.
• The Lawns.

Where can I walk in Wiltshire?

Top 10 Places To Walk in Wiltshire

• The Kennet & Avon Canal. Crossing the heart of Wiltshire, enjoy either a long distance walk or take shorter walks along the canal.
• Westbury White Horse.
• The Stonehenge Landscape.
• The Wessex Ridgeway.
• The Avon Valley Path.
• Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs.
• Malmesbury.
• Stourhead Gardens.

How tall is Liddington Hill Castle in Wiltshire?

This circular walk uses the Ridgeway and the Aldbourne Circular Walk to climb Liddington Hill near Swindon. On the hill you will find Liddington Castle, a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age hill fort. The route climbs to a height over 900 feet with fantastic views over the countryside of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Where do you start the Liddington Hill Walk?

You start the walk at the car park just south of the village of Chiseldon. You then follow footpaths up to Folly Farm before turning north to climb Liddington Hill. You can then explore Liddington Castle, one of the earliest hill forts in Britain, dating back to the seventh century BC. It’s a fascinating and often tranquil area with few visitors.

What was the view from Liddington Hill like?

Jefferies wanderings across the Wiltshire downlands are thought to have inspired his mystical rapport with nature, as expressed most fully in his autobiography ‘The Story of My Heart’. When Jefferies stood on the Liddington Hill, he enjoyed a view ‘over broad plain, beautiful with wheat and enclosed by a perfect amphitheatre of green hills’.

Where is the memorial stone on Liddington Hill?

(Sorley’s memorial stone lies further west along The Ridgeway, near Ogbourne St George). Visit Liddington Hill, the site of a memorial to Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) and Alfred Williams (1877-1930), both of whom wrote about the hill.