Old Burghclere Lime Quarry, Kingsclere

#4 among attractions in Kingsclere

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Old Burghclere Lime Quarry SSSI is a 4.61 ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Burghclere in Hampshire, notified in 1979. The Lime Quarry was actively worked until the beginning of the 20th century, and since then has been left to nature, resulting in a unique mix of flora and fauna becoming established at the site. ()

Coordinates: 51°18'50"N, 1°19'28"W

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Kingsclere United Kingdom

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Old Burghclere Lime Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newbury & Crookham Golf Club, Highclere Castle, Bowdown Woods, Ladle Hill.

5.2 miN
Outdoor activities, Golf
Newbury & Crookham Golf Club, Newbury and Thatcham
133 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.
1.8 miNW
Tour the real Downton Abbey and grounds
Highclere Castle, Newbury and Thatcham
46 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.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bowdown Woods
140 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...
0.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Ladle Hill
15 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.
1.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Watership Down
39 min walk • 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.
0.9 miE
Park
Sydmonton Court, Kingsclere
23 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.
5.6 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
143 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.
2.2 miN
Museum, Church, Art museum
Sandham Memorial Chapel, Newbury and Thatcham
56 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.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Pilot Hill
124 min walk • Pilot Hill is the highest summit in Hampshire, England, with a maximum elevation of 286 m. Around 2 miles to the northwest is Walbury Hill, the county top of Berkshire, which is 297 m high.
4.4 miNW
Manor house
Stargroves, Kintbury
112 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.
5.9 miN
Canal
Widmead Lock, Thatcham
152 min walk • Widmead Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Newbury and Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Widmead Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury.