Castle Hill, Burley

Name: Castle Hill
Address: Burley, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Burley

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Castle Hill is the site of an Iron Age univailate hillfort located in the civil parish of Burley in the New Forest national park in Hampshire, England. Its single rampart and ditch earthworks enclose approximately five acres of land and is in reasonable condition for the most part, although it is cut through by tracks leading to local houses. Parts of the interior are marshy and much of it is overgrown with oak, silver birch, holly and bracken. The bank is at its highest on the eastern side, as the west side slopes steeply away. Hampshire treasures lists the site as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. According to legend, the hill apparently was once the home to a local dragon, duly slain by a knight from the nearby village of Brook; and thus the local pub at Brook bears the name of the Green Dragon. ()

Coordinates: 50°50'2"N, 1°43'12"W

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Burley United Kingdom

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Castle Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Adventure Wonderland, All Saints' Church, Castleman Trailway, New Forest Water Park.

6.7 miSW
Theme park, Amusement park
Adventure Wonderland, Christchurch
172 min walk • Adventure Wonderland is a family theme park situated in the village of Hurn, near Bournemouth, United Kingdom. The park offers rides and attractions aimed at families with children up to the age of 10.
2.6 miS
Church
All Saints' Church, Bransgore
66 min walk • All Saints' Church is a Church of England church in Thorney Hill, Hampshire, England. It was built in 1905–06 and has been a Grade I listed building since 1985. A World War I memorial in the churchyard is also Grade II listed.
3.1 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Castleman Trailway, Ringwood
80 min walk • The Castleman Trailway is a footpath in Southern England. Portions of the trailway are also used as a cyclepath but the middle section from East Wimborne to the River Allen bridge is not cyclable.
5.6 miNW
50°54'12"N • 1°47'11"W
New Forest Water Park, Fordingbridge
143 min walk • Watersports, Campsite, Water park
6.7 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Christchurch
171 min walk • The Bournemouth Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located next to Bournemouth International Airport, near the village of Hurn in Christchurch. It houses a number of aircraft, aero engines, cockpits and a limited number of ground vehicles.
3.9 miNW
Park
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood
101 min walk • Blashford Lakes is a 159-hectare nature reserve north of Ringwood in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
4.8 miNE
Memorial
Portuguese Fireplace, New Forest
123 min walk • The Portuguese Fireplace is a war memorial in the New Forest National Park, near the village of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England. It is located on the road between Bolderwood and Emery Down, approximately 2 km from the latter.
5.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum
132 min walk • The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum is an independent museum in New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was set up in 1964, after the former championship winning observed trials rider Sammy Miller set up a parts business in New Milton.
4.5 miE
Tree
Knightwood Oak, New Forest
116 min walk • The Knightwood Oak is a pedunculate oak and the largest, and perhaps most famous, oak tree in the New Forest, in southern England. It is also known as the Queen of the Forest. It is over 500 years old and has a girth of 7.38 metres. The tree is still growing.
2.3 miW
50°50'10"N • 1°46'18"W
Liberty's Owl, Ringwood
58 min walk • National park, Park, Outdoor activities
4.8 miW
50°49'31"N • 1°49'48"W
Avon Heath Country Park, Ringwood
124 min walk • Nature and wildlife, National park, Park