열성 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Nice bit of history to explore 👍

C.250 steps to climb, but quite low. Views are stunning from the top on a clear day. Costs £6 for non members.

if you walk up from the pump, the tree on the right is lovely for a picnic and the views are breathtaking

Amazing place. I was able to check out the shop and cafe, and have a peak at the garden, whetting my appetite to make it a day's destination some time.

Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset,England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. It is designated as a Grade I listed building. Henry Hoare II planned the tower in the 1760s to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War against France and the accession of King George III, and it was erected near the site of Egbert's Stone, where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Anglo-Saxons in 878 before the Battle of Edington. The tower was damaged by an aeroplane in 1944 and restored in the 1980s.

The Bath stone obelisk on the Stourhead Estate is 32 m high. It was built in 1839 replacing an earlier obelisk on the same site. There is an interesting solar disk on the top and a dedication to Henry Hoare who had it built.

King Alfred's Tower is a triangular tower raised in memory of King Alfred, who is said to have raised his standard here in 870 AD. It also commemorates George III in 1760 and the end of the seven years war. It was built by the owner of the Stourhead estate. Now owned and managed by the National Trust.

The Obelisk in Stourhead gardens was first built in 1746 as an Egyptian symbol of the ever shining sun. It has been restored twice, it crumbled in the nineteenth century and was restored in 1839-40 and then again after being struck by lightning in 1853.