Ashdown House loop from Ashdown Park
Ashdown House loop from Ashdown Park
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Ashdown House loop from Ashdown Park
01:37
6.21km
40m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 29, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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3.02 km
Alfred's Castle Iron Age Hill Fort
Highlight • Natural
It has a large enclosure attached that shows as a cropmark. Excavation has shown this to be contemporary with the small enclosure, started in the 6th century BC. The hill fort was established within a series of late Bronze Age linear ditches and revealed much evidence for occupation within it. In the late 1st century, a Romano-British farmhouse was built within the abandoned prehistoric enclosure.
King Alfred won a great victory against the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown, in AD 871. Being located just to the west of Ashdown House, Victorian antiquaries associated Alfred's Castle with the King's troop movements before the battle. The exact site of Alfred's battle has not yet been determined, however, so is a matter for debate. The most likely sites are near Compton and Aldworth in Berkshire.
Excavations were carried out at Alfred's Castle from 1998 to 2000 by archaeologists from Oxford University. A final analysis was published in 2014.
Tip by
4.88 km
Hailey Wood
Forest
5.84 km
Ashdown House
Highlight • Monument
Tip by
6.21 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.73 km
1.30 km
135 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.94 km
1.03 km
136 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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