Pepperbox Hill
Chalk ridge landmark with far-reaching views and rich natural heritage
Pepperbox Hill
Overview
Chalk ridge landmark with far-reaching views and rich natural heritage
Commanding the high point on the chalk ridge south-east of Salisbury, Pepperbox Hill is topped by an early example of a brick folly. Thought to have been built by Giles Eyre of Brickworth House, it may have served as a viewpoint for ladies following the hunt, a haunt for highwaymen and a lookout post for the home guard.
Surrounding the folly is a diverse habitat, produced by the scrub-grassland mosaic, supporting several rare or uncommon species including orchids, juniper and yew woodland.
The adjacent chalk downland is a significant site in Wiltshire for rare butterfly species, including the duke of burgundy.
- Telephone
- 01672539920
- wiltshire.countryside@nationaltrust.org.uk
Pepperbox Hill
How to get here
- Address
- Pepperbox Hill, A36, 6 miles south of Salisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3QL
- By cycle
- Linked by roads and bridleways to National Cycle route 24 at East Grimstead or West Dean
- On foot
- Various footpaths and bridleways link Pepperbox Hill and Grimstead Down to the local villages. Grimstead Downs is a 3km walk via bridleway and footpath from Whiteparish. Pepperbox Hill and Grimstead Downs can also be reached on foot from East Grimstead using a 2km route along footpaths and byways
- By train
- West Dean train station is 2km from Grimstead Down and 8km from Pepperbox Hill
- By road
- The A36 from Salisbury to Southampton runs past the site. At the top of a hill there is a byway sign posted Pepperbox Hill, running north-east from the main road. Steep uphill turn off the A36, with car park set off to the right. Please note that the approach road to the car park is an unsurfaced byway which is maintained by Wiltshire Council. The byway is subject to weather related erosion, particularly at the point where it meets the A36
- Parking: There is parking for about 20 cars with a height restriction of 2m
- By bus
- Wilts and Dorset X7, Salisbury to Southampton service and Wilts and Dorset 34, Salisbury to Romsey both stop at Pepperbox Hill, Whiteparish
Pepperbox Hill
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission
- Standard Admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Pepperbox Hill
Opening times
Monday 20 January
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Tuesday 21 January
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Wednesday 22 January
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Thursday 23 January
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Friday 24 January
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Saturday 25 January
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Sunday 26 January
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Pepperbox Hill
Contact us
- Telephone
- 01672539920
- wiltshire.countryside@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- Pepperbox Hill, A36, 6 miles south of Salisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3QL