Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle, the real ‘Downton Abbey’ is located just 7 miles north of   Whitchurch in the stunning North Wessex Downs a protected National Landscape. Allow plenty of time to visit the house and the surrounding park designed by Capability Brown.

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North Wessex Downs

North Wessex Downs

Whitchurch is on the southern edge of the North Wessex Downs a protected National Landscape, a rich mosaic of rolling chalk hills, woodland and pasture. This is a landscape criss-crossed by quiet lanes and ancient tracks and is where you will find Watership Down, immortalised in Richard Adam’s best-selling book of the same name.

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Silk Mill

Silk Mill

Built in 1815, Whitchurch Silk Mill is the oldest silk mill in the country still weaving in its original building. Watch the looms and waterwheel in operation, see various changing exhibitions, visit the café and shop, and feed the ducks on the river.

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