Watership Down

#912 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Watership Down is a hill or a down at Ecchinswell in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire, as part of the Hampshire Downs. It rises fairly steeply on its northern flank, but to the south the slope is much gentler. The summit is 237 m above sea level, one of the highest points in Hampshire. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°18'30"N, 1°17'28"W

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Watership Down – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newbury & Crookham Golf Club, Highclere Castle, Bowdown Woods, Whitchurch Silk Mill.

5.4 miN
Outdoor activities, Golf
Newbury & Crookham Golf Club, Newbury and Thatcham
137 min walk • Newbury & Crookham Golf Club is a golf club, located in Greenham, Berkshire, England. It is located about two miles from Newbury. It was established in 1873. The course was designed by J.H Turner and Howard Swan.
3.3 miW
Tour the real Downton Abbey and grounds
Highclere Castle, Newbury and Thatcham
84 min walk • Highclere Castle is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated in the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century.
5.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bowdown Woods
139 min walk • Bowdown Woods, located in the United Kingdom, is a verdant oasis offering a serene escape into nature. This ancient woodland, part of the larger North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a thriving habitat for a variety of wildlife and a treasure trove...
5.9 miS
History museum, Historical place, Cafe
Whitchurch Silk Mill, Whitchurch
150 min walk • Whitchurch Silk Mill is a watermill on the River Test, located in the town of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England.
1 miW
Archaeological site
Ladle Hill
27 min walk • Ladle Hill is a 10.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire. It is also a Scheduled Monument.
0.9 miNW
Park
Sydmonton Court, Kingsclere
25 min walk • Sydmonton Court is an English country house in Hampshire. Built and developed over the centuries, it is surrounded by a 5,000 acre estate, in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green, near Watership Down.
4.2 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
107 min walk • St Mary's Church, Wingham, is an Anglican parish church in Wingham, Kent. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
3.2 miNW
Museum, Church, Art museum
Sandham Memorial Chapel, Newbury and Thatcham
82 min walk • Sandham Memorial Chapel is in the village of Burghclere, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade I listed, 1920s decorated chapel, designed by Lionel Godfrey Pearson. The chapel was built to accommodate a series of paintings by the English artist Stanley Spencer.
5.8 miNW
Manor house
Stargroves, Kintbury
149 min walk • Stargroves is a manor house and associated estate at East Woodhay in the English county of Hampshire. The house belonged to Mick Jagger during the 1970s and was a recording venue for the Rolling Stones and various other rock bands, as well as a filming location for Doctor Who.
3.3 miNW
Park
Highclere Park, Audrey's Meadow
85 min walk • Highclere Park is a 69.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Highclere in Hampshire. It is the park of Highclere Castle and is Grade 1 on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.
3.1 miW
Hill
Sidown Hill, Kingsclere
79 min walk • At 255 metres, Sidown Hill is the third highest hill in the county of Hampshire, England. At the summit is a mid-18th century Grade II listed building known as Heaven's Gate which is hidden by the trees covering the top of the hill.