Oare House, Pewsey
#4 among attractions in Pewsey
Facts and practical information
Oare House is a Grade I listed house in Oare, Wiltshire, England. ()
Pewsey United Kingdom
Oare House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: West Kennet Long Barrow, West Woods, The Sanctuary, All Saints Church.
Large neolithic chambered tomb remainsWest Kennet Long Barrow, Avebury
110 min walk • Nestled within the lush, rolling hills of Wiltshire, England, the West Kennet Long Barrow stands as a silent witness to prehistoric times. This ancient Neolithic tomb, one of the largest and most well-preserved in Britain, offers a rare glimpse into the distant past...
Archaeological siteWest Woods, Marlborough
52 min walk • West Woods is a wood about 2 ¹⁄₂ miles southwest of the market town of Marlborough in the English county of Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Its area is approximately 957 acres. It is open to the public, and is popular with visitors in the Spring, when bluebells cover the forest floor.
Archaeological siteThe Sanctuary, Avebury
100 min walk • The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes.
ChurchAll Saints Church
75 min walk • All Saints Church in Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England, dates from the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is now in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 28 July 1972, and was vested in the Trust on 12 December 1973.
CanalWootton Rivers Lock
68 min walk • Wootton Rivers Lock, also called Wootton Rivers Bottom Lock, is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England. Wootton Rivers Bottom Lock was built during the canal's construction between 1794 and 1810. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 0 in.
CanalJones's Mill, Pewsey
34 min walk • Jones's Mill is an 11.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pewsey in Wiltshire, notified in 1975. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
Hill figure, Avebury
79 min walk • A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph usually designed to be seen from afar rather than above. In some cases trenches are dug and rubble made from material brighter than the natural bedrock is placed into them.
Archaeological siteThe Devil's Den, Marlborough
106 min walk • The Devil's Den or Devil's Den is a dolmen burial chamber on Fyfield Hill near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The chamber is part of a neolithic passage grave on Fyfield Down.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillMilk Hill
84 min walk • Milk Hill, located near Alton Priors east of Devizes, is the highest point in the county of Wiltshire, southwest England, at some 295 m above sea level. It is the location of the Alton Barnes white horse.
CanalWootton Top Lock
89 min walk • Wootton Top Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 0 in. East of this lock is the summit of the canal at 450 ft above sea level. Downstream in the same parish are the locks of Brimslade, Heathy Close, and Wootton Rivers Bottom. It is a Grade II listed structure.
Archaeological siteOverton Hill, Avebury
100 min walk • Overton Hill is a 571 ft hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England. It lies just west of the village of West Overton and about 4 miles west from the town of Marlborough.
England