West Overton · Marlborough
Overton Hill
Start the Ridgeway, Britain's oldest road, on Overton Hill.
- ⏱ 90 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
Overton Hill is where the Ridgeway National Trail begins. The Sanctuary stone circle and Bronze Age barrows are right by the start.
What you’ll do
- 1Find the Sanctuary
- 2Walk the first mile of the Ridgeway
- 3Look across to Silbury Hill
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Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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