Winterbourne周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

sharp flints on the downhill section which can puncture your tyres

Rode this section at dusk — the fading light and rising moon gave the white chalk trail a soft glow as it stretched ahead. In dry conditions, the surface is grippy and rolls fast, making it a smooth and enjoyable stretch of the Ridgeway. A peaceful, open ride across classic chalk downs. ✅ great in dry weather ✅ fast, flowy chalk downs hardpack 📸 luminous at sunset or under a rising moon

Greenham Common Control Tower is a museum and visitor centre. The control tower has major historical significance, playing an important role in both the Cold War and WW2 era. Visitors can explore the rich history of this building whilst taking in panoramic views at the observation desk. There is a café on site too where you can grab a hot drink or bite to eat.

Exercise caution! Steep and extremely rutty with very slippy chalk when wet. take your time. There is an alternative path to the left !

A memorial obelisk to Robert Loyd-Lindsay, Lord Wantage. Robert Lloyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage, was a soldier, politician and philanthropist. He co-founded the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War, which later became the British Red Cross. He died in 1901. Lady Wantage erected a monument to Lord Wantage in 1903. The monument stands on a Bronze Age round barrow adjacent to the Ridgeway at Betterton Down near Lockinge, Oxfordshire. https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/BAR03/01/428

The Greenham Common Control Tower also has bike parking facilities and outdoor and indoor seating. The cafe is volunteer run and offers a good range of hot and cold snacks Tours of the tower and surrounding area are available and rum by excellent and knowledgeable guides.

The present church at Yattendon was built in about 1450 by Sir John Norreys of Ockwells Manor & Yattendon Castle. He was the Master of the Wardrobe to King Henry VI and could well afford it. He is remembered by small sculptures at the doorway and the Norreys arms in one of the windows (although this was the geometric arms adopted by his 17th century descendants, not the ravens that he used). [...] The local architect, Alfred Waterhouse, added the porch and vestry in 1881 and the spire fifteen years later. He also heavily restored the rood screen. It just about retains some of the original 15th century woodwork. The staircase to the missing rood loft is a particularly fine example. Yattendon Church is famous for the use of the Yattendon Hymnal which was edited by Waterhouse's son-in-law, Robert Bridges, the poet laureate, in 1899. It is a collection of ancient hymns designed for the use of a village choir and is considered a pioneering landmark in the history of texted English hymns. The building has an interesting array of wall monuments, most of which are not listed in the Buildings of England. Cit. http://www.berkshirehistory.com/churches/yattendon.html

If you're in the middle of a thunder storm with torrential downpours, take care on the chalk descends dotted along The Ridgeway, they turn into hillside water slides with zero grip.