Point of interest
Cherhill White Horse
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Tips from locals
Suzi
August 13, 2015
Excellent walking up the hill to the Landsdown monument. Have lunch or tea at the Divine Cafe or The White Horse in Compton Bassett.
Jon
February 26, 2022
A short but steep walk up to the top of the White horse, where there is also an iron age fort to walk around, and far reaching views. Parking is in the layby on the A4 near the top of the hill. About half an hour from us
Fiona
August 7, 2018
The White horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down, 3.5 miles from Calne. It dates from the late 18th Century and is the third oldest of several White Horses in England. Near the White Horse is the Lansdowne Monument. erected in 1845 by the 3rd Marquess of Landsdowne to commemorate his ancestor Sir William Petty. You can walk up to both and see also the Oldbury Castle Hillfort.
The White horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down, 3.5 miles from Calne. It dates from the late 18th Century and is the third oldest of several White Horses in England. Near the White Horse is the Lansdowne Monument. erected in 1845 by the 3rd Marquess of Landsdowne to commemorate his ancestor Sir…
Kate
May 24, 2021
This is one of the "white horses" carved into the chalk hills around Wiltshire. You can find details of a good walking trail around the white horse on the National Trust website - great views, skylarks and wildflowers.
Sue
August 2, 2018
Take a walk up to top of Cherhill White Horse and enjoy far reaching views of the local countryside. Finish it off with tea and cake in the local village of Calne. The Cherhill White Horse is the second oldest in Wiltshire being cut in 1780, possibly inspired by the horse at Westbury cut two years earlier. There is a far older horse at Uffington Castle in Oxfordshire which is thought to date back to the Bronze Age some 3000 years ago. The Cherhill horse was made under the guidance of Dr Christopher Alsop of Calne who gave instructions by megaphone from a distance. At one time there were 13 white horses in Wiltshire now only 8 survive due to lack of management.
Take a walk up to top of Cherhill White Horse and enjoy far reaching views of the local countryside. Finish it off with tea and cake in the local village of Calne. The Cherhill White Horse is the second oldest in Wiltshire being cut in 1780, possibly inspired by the horse at Westbury cut two years e…
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Calne, England