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Badbury
Woodland with an Iron Age past
Coleshill, near Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7NL
Opening times for 1 December 2023
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Dogs
Dogs welcome under close control.
Uneven surfaces around the woods. No toilets on site. Car park with some accessible parking. Dogs welcome but must be kept under control at all times.
Ramped access/slopes
Steps/uneven terrain
By road
on B4019 between Coleshill and Faringdon
Parking: Badbury car park is a National Trust pay and display car park. It costs £4 for all day and £2 for up to two hours. National Trust members park free but are required to scan their National Trust membership card in order to receive a free parking ticket for display.
Sat Nav: Use SN7 7NJ for car park - please note as you get nearer the sat nav is not reliable, please use local maps and signage
By train
Swindon 10 miles
By bicycle
NCN45, 10 miles. Regional Route 40: Oxfordshire Cycleway
Planning your visit
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Visiting Badbury with your dog
Badbury is a one pawprint rated place. Find out more about bringing your dog here. Explore the hillfort and woodlands together.
Highlights
Woods
An ancient woodland, famed for its bluebells and beech trees, with remnants of an Iron Age fort dating from 600 BC.
Things to see and do
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Things to see and do at Badbury
Whether on a solitary walk or visiting with friends and family, find out what wildlife and historical features you can spot at Badbury and how to try some calming forest bathing.
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Bluebells at Badbury
Enjoy the annual spring carpet of bluebells at Badbury’s Iron Age hillfort and find out how you can take steps to protect the display for future years.
Top trails
Trail
Badbury short woodland walk (pink route)
Enjoy a short walk through the National Trust woodlands close to Badbury Hill, near Coleshill in Oxfordshire. Here you will see a large Iron Age hillfort, which in the Dark Ages may have been a key battle site between ancient Celtic people of Britain and the encroaching Anglo-Saxons, and an almost forgotten firing range, used to prepare Britain's secret resistance fighters for invasion during the Second World War.
Places to stay
Old Slaughter House
A charming cottage that’s perfect for a simple country break.
Lock Cottage
A charming and cosy Thames-side cottage with a pretty garden close to the Thames Path.
About Badbury
Badbury Hill is an area of woodland with great views of the Thames flood plain to the north and the historic market town of Faringdon to the east.
The remains of an Iron Age hill fort from about 600BC are close to the car park in Badbury Clump, famous for its beech trees and bluebells.
The woodland paths and trails are perfect for family adventures and play.
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