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Photo of Calstone and Cherhill Downs, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Avebury, Wiltshire, south west England.

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Calstone and Cherhill Downs

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Calstone and Cherhill Downs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, covering 1.3 km². It is one of 119 SSSIs in the county. It is among the largest in the county. It lies inside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

For more of the same, Morgan's Hill and King's Play Hill are close by. The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 12.6 km to the west.

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More places to visit near Calstone and Cherhill Downs

Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

North Wessex Downs

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

Photo of Devizes White Horse, a hill figure in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Devizes White Horse

Hill figure near Devizes

The newest Wiltshire horse, cut on Roundway Hill for the millennium in 1999 — and the only one that faces right.

5.5 km SW

Photo of Silbury Hill, a prehistoric mound near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Iconic

Silbury Hill

Prehistoric mound near Avebury

Europe's largest man-made prehistoric mound.

5.7 km E

Photo of Avebury, an ancient site near Marlborough in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Iconic

Avebury

Ancient site near Marlborough

Vast henge and circle wrapping a whole village.

6 km E

Photo of West Kennet Long Barrow, a chambered tomb near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

West Kennet Long Barrow

Chambered tomb near Avebury

One of Britain's largest Neolithic chambered tombs, open to walk inside, within sight of Silbury Hill.

6.4 km E

Photo of Alton Barnes White Horse, a hill figure near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Alton Barnes White Horse

Hill figure near Avebury

The largest of the well-kept Wiltshire horses, cut in 1812 high on Milk Hill above the Vale of Pewsey.

8.1 km SE