Caesar's Camp, Aldershot

Name: Caesar's Camp
Address: Aldershot, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Aldershot

Historical place, View point, Forts and castles

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Caesar's Camp is an Iron Age hill fort straddling the border of the counties of Surrey and Hampshire in southern England. The fort straddles the borough of Waverley in Surrey and the borough of Rushmoor and the district of Hart, both in Hampshire. Caesar's Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with a list entry identification number of 1007895. It lies approximately 3 kilometres north of the town of Farnham, and a similar distance west of Aldershot. The hillfort lies entirely within the Bourley and Long Valley Site of Special Scientific Interest. Caesar's Camp is a multivallate hillfort, a fort with multiple defensive rings, occupying an irregular promontory, with an entrance on the south side. The site has been much disturbed by military activity, especially at the southeast corner. The remains of the hillfort are considered to be of national importance. ()

Coordinates: 51°14'37"N, 0°48'17"W

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Aldershot United Kingdom

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Caesar's Camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tweseldown Racecourse, Royal Garrison Church, Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Rowhill Nature Reserve.

1.3 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Tweseldown Racecourse, Farnborough
32 min walk • Tweseldown Racecourse southeast of Fleet, Hampshire was originally a National Hunt steeplechasing venue and the home of the equestrian dressage and eventing competitions in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Until 2012 the venue hosted Point to point racing.
1.3 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Royal Garrison Church, Aldershot
33 min walk • Royal Garrison Church of All Saints is a Church of England church in Aldershot Garrison, England. It was built in 1863 and designed by the architect P. C. Hardwick.
1.3 miNE
Sculpture, Monuments and statues
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Aldershot
33 min walk • The Wellington statue in Aldershot is a monument to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, victor at the Battle of Waterloo and later prime minister of the United Kingdom.
1.1 miE
Park
Rowhill Nature Reserve, Aldershot
29 min walk • Rowhill Nature Reserve or Rowhill Copse is a 26.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve which straddles the border between Aldershot in Hampshire and Farnham in Surrey.
0.8 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Blackwater Valley Path, Aldershot
22 min walk • The Blackwater Valley Path follows the River Blackwater from its source in the Rowhill Nature Reserve in Aldershot to just beyond the point where it joins the River Whitewater near Swallowfield to become the Broadwater.
0.6 miS
Cemetery
Upper Hale Cemetery, Farnham
16 min walk • Upper Hale Cemetery is the burial ground for the district of Hale in Farnham in Surrey. Hale grew rapidly after 1854 when the British Army became established in nearby Aldershot in Hampshire. At this time many people came to the area seeking employment in building Aldershot and the military barracks.
1.5 miNE
Event space, Entertainment, Amphitheatre
Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot
40 min walk • Rushmoor Arena is an outdoor arena in Aldershot. It is a secure area of 28 Hectares surrounded by a security fence which is mainly hidden by trees. The central arena is a grassed level area of 4 Hectares with grassed amphitheatre banking on 3 sides. The arena was built by the British Army in 1923 for The Aldershot Military Tattoo.
1.5 miSE
Park
Weybourne LNR, Farnham
40 min walk • Weybourne LNR is a 2.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Weybourne in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Waverley Borough Council. This site has a variety of habitats, including woodland, grassland, fen and scrub. There is access from Weybourne Road.