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About Uffington

Victory over the Danes by King Alfred is said to have caused the carving of the great White Horse of Uffington which sprawls 400ft across the hillside below the Iron Age battlements of Uffington Castle. Others believe the huge beast may be a tribal symbol dating back to the Ist-century BC. What is certain is that whatever the date of origin, and certainly of the 16 such carvings in England this is one of the oldest, is that with its tilting head and swirling tail, the carving is amazingly beautiful.

There is an attractive mix of building materials in Uffington, with older parts of the village being almost entirely built in chalk, these are off-set by the newer build which is a soft cream sandstone. One chalk building is the 17th-century structure that was the old school house.

Whitehorse Hill rises to a spectacular height of 850ft and is gloriously topped by the circular Iron Age fortress of Uffingham Castle. The climb is steep and sometimes, after rain it can be slippery but once the summit is reached and you gaze down into the valley beneath-well it is then that you know your laborous climb has been truly worthwhile. The farms and cottages interspersed throughout the village and the countryside below take on the magical appearance of an enchanted miniture village.

Interestingly, St. George is said to have slain the dragon on the small, almost non-existant hill that lies below the White Horse. Saint George has been patron saint of England since the 14th-century, hence this little hill has been aptly named Dragon Hill.

The peaceful parish church of St.Mary has an octagnol tower and dates from the 13th-century. Inside the calm interior of the church is a commemorative Bronze of Thomas Hughes who made the area the home of his hero in Tom Brown's Schooldays.

This whole region is as spectacular as it is interesting. It is an area steeped in factual history as well as myths and legends and as such is well worth a visit. The graceful White Horse of Uffington has illuminated the great hill for centuries and perhaps the intregue surrounding it's age is best summarised in the wise words penned by G.K. Chesterton, almost a century ago;

'Before the gods that made the gods
Had seen their sunrise pass,
The White Horse of the White Horse Vale
Was cut out of the grass'

Other attractions in the area are, Waylands Smithy, the beautiful N.T. property of Ashdown and the ruins of Barbary Castle.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Uffington

Tom Browns School Museum	(0.1 miles, 0.1 km)	Pictures
Vale of White Horse	(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction W)	Pictures
Faringdon Folly	(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction N)	Pictures
Ashdown House	(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction S)	Pictures
Charney Bassett Mill	(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Vale and Downland Museum	(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)	Pictures
Stanton Country Park & Nature Reserve	(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction W)	Pictures
Coate Water Country Park	(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Glenn Mill	(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Champs Chapel Museum	(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction E)	Pictures
Barbury Castle Country Park	(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Cotswold Wildlife Park	(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction N)	Pictures
Lydiard House & Park	(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction W)	Pictures
Abingdon Museum	(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Abingdon Abbey	(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction E)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Uffington

Ashbury, in the county of Oxfordshire (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SW)
The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire.
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Wanborough, in the county of Wiltshire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SW)
Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town.
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Hannington, in the county of Wiltshire (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction W)
The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path.
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Lechlade, a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NW)
This pleasant little market town, set beside the upper reaches of the Thames, is dominated by the elegant spire of the beautiful parish church of St.Lawrence
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Chiseldon, in the county of Wiltshire (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction SW)
This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance.
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East Hendred, in the county of Oxfordshire (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)
East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire.
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Castle Eaton, in the county of Wiltshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)
Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses.
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Chilton Foliat, in the county of Wiltshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction S)
A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire
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Fairford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NW)
Fairford was granted a market charter in the year 1135 but it is believed that village has its origins way back in the Bronze Age. Its beautiful church is world famous for having the most complete set of Medieval stained glass windows of any parish church in the United Kingdom
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Abingdon, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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Cricklade, a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction W)
Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights.
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Witney, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N)
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Minster Lovell, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction N)
Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times.
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Coln St Aldwyns, in the county of Gloucestershire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)
This village in the fertile Coln Valley has the prestige of being one of the 10 most desirable villages in England.
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Marlborough, in the county of Wiltshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)
Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a...
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Nearby travel help

M4 Junction 15 (Badbury Roundabout)	(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)
Swindon Station	(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction W)
M4 Junction 14	(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction S)
Hungerford Station	(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction S)
Southampton Airport	(45.8 miles, 73.7 km, direction S)
London Heathrow Airport	(48.8 miles, 78.5 km, direction E)
Uffington to London	(62.2 miles, 100.1 km, direction E)

Hotels & Accommodation in Uffington

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Uffington center
Sudbury House Hotel	(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction N)
The Old Crown Coaching Inn	(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction N)
The Bear Hotel	(5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction E)
The Nightingale Hotel & Leisure Club	(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)
Stanton House Hotel	(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)
The Madison Hotel & Conference Centre (Form Corus Hotel Swindon)	(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)
Days Inn Hotel Membury	(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)
The Plough Hotel	(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)
Fallowfields Country House Hotel	(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)
Holiday Inn Swindon	(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)
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