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in the town of Uffington, in the county of Oxfordshire

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About Vale of White Horse

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area defined by sweeping downland hiding unsolved prehistoric mysteries, ancient stone circles, hill forts and burial mounds.

One of its mysteries standing out above the rest is the stunning Uffington White Horse, cut from the chalk turf of White Horse Hill, above the vale. There are 16 such horses in various parts of Britain of which this is the oldest and certainly the most graceful. It is believed to have been first recorded in the 12th-century, but many think it may have been in existence since the 1st-century BC, for it clearly resembles the horses on coins used by the Celtic Belgae tribe.

The horse is supposed to be cleaned every seven years in order to keep its outline clear. Until the mid-19th-century, this event was the focus of a local celebration, with sports, entertainment, much merriment and feasting.

Whitehorse Hill is 858ft high, and is crowned by the ditch and bank of Uffington Castle, a circular Iron-Age fort. The landscape is constantly windswept, but the climb to the top is worth it for the view of the valley with its farms and cottages interspersed amongst dense woodland.
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Recommended attractions near Vale of White Horse

Tom Browns School Museum	(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction E)	Pictures
Ashdown House	(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Stanton Country Park & Nature Reserve	(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction W)	Pictures
Faringdon Folly	(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Coate Water Country Park	(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Charney Bassett Mill	(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Vale and Downland Museum	(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction E)	Pictures
Lydiard House & Park	(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)	Pictures
Barbury Castle Country Park	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Glenn Mill	(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Vale of White Horse

Ashbury, in the county of Oxfordshire (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction S)
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 (4.5 miles, 7.2 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 (5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction NW)
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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Chiseldon, in the county of Wiltshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 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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Lechlade, a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)
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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Castle Eaton, in the county of Wiltshire (7.9 miles, 12.7 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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Cricklade, a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)
Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights.
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Fairford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (10.1 miles, 16.2 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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Broad Hinton, in the county of Wiltshire (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SW)
Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path.
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Chilton Foliat, in the county of Wiltshire (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)
A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire
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Nearby travel help

M4 Junction 15 (Badbury Roundabout)	(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SW)
Swindon Station	(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction W)
M4 Junction 16	(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction W)
Hungerford Station	(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)
Southampton Airport	(46.2 miles, 74.4 km, direction S)
Bristol International Airport	(48.8 miles, 78.6 km, direction W)
Vale of White Horse to London	(65.3 miles, 105.1 km, direction E)

Accommodation & Hotels near Vale of White Horse

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The Nightingale Hotel & Leisure Club	(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction W)
Sudbury House Hotel	(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)
The Madison Hotel & Conference Centre (Form Corus Hotel Swindon)	(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction W)
Stanton House Hotel	(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction W)
The Old Crown Coaching Inn	(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NE)
Holiday Inn Swindon	(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SW)
Goddard Arms Hotel	(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction SW)
Thistle Swindon	(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction W)
Landmark Hotel	(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SW)
Days Inn Hotel Membury	(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE)
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