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    Getting there
    Walking  By foot
    The Ridgeway National Trail, a 90 mile long-distance route from Overton Hill in the Wiltshire Downs to Ivinghoe Beacon in the Chilterns, follows along the southern boundary of this estate.

    The Lambourn Valley Way starts and ends in the car park here. It runs south alongside the river Lambourn to Donnington near Newbury.

    It is a pleasant 4 mile walk from Ashdown Park to the Uffington White Horse over the downs and through woodland.
     
    Cycling  By bike
    Cycle parking is provided in the car park.

    The Ridgeway is a traffic-free byway, ideal for mountain bikes, quite bumpy and with some gentle slopes to tackle.
     
    Bus  By bus
    Bus stop 200m downhill for bus routes Swindon-Ashbury-Uffington and Faringdon-Uffington-Wantage (links to services from Oxford).

    Bus stop at Ashbury Hill, 2 miles away, for bus route Swindon-Uffington-Wantage.

    Check in advance for timetables and seasonal variation. No bus services on a Sunday.
     
    Train  By train
    Swindon railway station 12 miles, Didcot railway station 15 miles and Oxford railway station 21 miles.
     
    Road directions  By road
    Signposted off A420 Swindon to Oxford road, next to the B4507 between Ashbury and Wantage. 9 miles from J15 and 15 miles from J14 on the M4.
     
    Car parks  Car parks

    White Horse - Woolstone Hill Road
    OS: SU293865, pay & display (NT members free), suitable for coaches
     
    Ordnance Survey map  Ordnance Survey maps
    Landranger 174
    Explorer 170
     

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    Sign post at the Uffington White Horse
    © National Trust / Caroline Searle
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