Visit Woolton Hill Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Woolton Hill

  

Woolton Hill Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Woolton Hill

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Woolton Hill history

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The Newbury area was an area of farmland, woodland and scattered houses until the mid-eighteenth century, when the new church was built. The village grew rapidly during and since the 1950s and is now much larger (in population terms) than the neighbouring village of Highclere.

Woolton Hill landmarks

Gainsborough Stud – owned by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Ruler of Dubai) – is located in Woolton Hill. The stud land covers a large area in the village.

Woolton Hill geography / climate

To the East/North-East of the village is an area of woodland known as “The Chase” which is managed by The National Trust. The Chase was significantly altered in 2010–2011, to achieve the following goals (1) Return it into a nature reserve as per its original gift terms (2) to remove parts of the woodlands for successful woodland management.

You can visit Woolton Hill places with Walkfo Woolton Hill to hear history at Woolton Hill’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Woolton Hill has 21 places to visit in our interactive Woolton Hill map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Woolton Hill, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Woolton Hill places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Woolton Hill & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Woolton Hill places in an interactive Woolton Hill map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Woolton Hill Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Woolton Hill tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Woolton Hill

  

Best Woolton Hill places to visit

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Woolton Hill has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Woolton Hill’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Woolton Hill’s information audio spots:

Sandham Memorial Chapel 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. It was commissioned by Mary and Louis Behrend as a memorial to her brother, Lieutenant Henry Willoughby Sandham.

Highclere Castle Highclere Castle was built in 1679 and largely renovated in the 1840s. It is the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, a branch of the Herbert family. The 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) estate is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Newbury, Berkshire, and 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Andover.

Redhill Wood Redhill Wood is a 29-hectare (72-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Newbury in Berkshire. The site is private land with no public access.

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