V - Summer Flowers on Segsbury Castle

Vale of White Horse Group

Vale of White Horse Ramblers are a friendly group who walk mid-week and weekends in southern Oxfordshire. Highlights are the Ridgeway, the Thames Path, and the Uffington White Horse.

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Overview

From Wantage we head south-west to the pretty village of Letcombe Regis where we climb the road up Castle Hill to the site of an iron age hillfort known as Segsbury Castle. There, if we are lucky, we should see a fine display of late spring and/or early summer wildflowers. We return down a grassy meadow and along the Letcombe Brook to Letcombe Regis and then back to Wantage. Pay and Display parking is available at The Beacon, which is a short walk from the Market Square and bus stops. Wantage offers a variety of shops, pubs and coffee shops / cafes. Vale Walk Leader JG 07968 710869

Thursday, 20 June 2024

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 1:45 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 10.5km / 6.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Website:: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51.58681,-1.42757

Note that the walk Finish Time is just an estimate and that timings on the day may be significantly different. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unless email is specifically requested in the walk description, please use the Walk Leader's telephone number(s) for any queries or bookings.

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 39756 87707
Nearest postcode:: OX12 9BX
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Start time:: 10:30 am

Wantage, The Beacon (formerly the Civic Hall), Portway

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