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Walk 2063 - Watership Down and Ladle Hill from the Sydmonton Estate

Region   North Wessex Downs AONB
County/Area   Hampshire
AuthorPeter Lane
Length4.5 miles / 7.3 km
Ascent500 feet / 152 metres
Gradeeasy

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A delightful short walk that features a wonderful section of the North Downs including the renowned Watership Down made famous by the eponymous novel about rabbits! The walk also features an incomplete iron age fort on Ladle Hill and the genteel surroundings of the Sydmonton Estate. Views from the ridge are superb.


 

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS ExplorerSheet 144
OS LandrangerSheet 174

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


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North Wessex Downs AONB
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