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Win Green
WiltshireProminent landmark with fine views
Win Green, Donhead Hollow, Near Ludwell, Wiltshire
Important notice
The byway to Win Green car park is currently unsuitable for road cars due to severe surface damage after prolonged rainfall over the past six months. We apologies for the inconvenience and will carry out repairs once conditions improve.
M T W T F S S Open
Closed
Opening times for 4 March 2026
Asset Opening time Countryside Dawn - Dusk There are no designated spaces in the car park and the car park surface is largely loose stone with exposed earth and grass in places. No toilets. Dogs on leads welcome.
- By road
- From Shaftesbury, take A30 towards Salisbury. In Ludwell, turn right towards Ashmore. Look for the sign for Win Green on the left and the access road to Win Green car park is on your left, before you reach the B3081 Grid reference for the car park is ST923204
- On foot
- From Ludwell, it is 3.5km walk south along Donhead Hollow or from Tollard Royal walk north for 3km
- By train
- Gillingham Station 9 miles
- By bus
- From Shaftesbury take Wilts and Dorset Bus 29 to Ludwell and walk 3.5km South along Donhead Hollow
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Highlights
Hillfort
Prominent landmark and the highest point in the Cranborne Chase. With views from the Isle of Wight to Blackmore Vale and beyond.
Things to see and do
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Things to do on the estate at Win Green
Explore Win Green on the South Wessex Downs with things to do, from kite-flying and picnicking to hunting for butterflies and waxcap mushrooms
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About Win Green
The highest point in the Cranborne Chase provides panoramic views from the Isle of Wight and Purbeck Hills to Blackmore Vale and Salisbury Plain. Win Green is crowned by beech trees growing on a Bronze Age bowl barrow with a distinctive ridge around the edge. This clump of trees is visible for miles around.
The Ox-drove links the countryside of Thomas Hardy's novels with Salisbury, this was a long distance droving route along which cattle were herded from Devon and Somerset to the Hampshire ports.
This rich downland habitat supports a wide range of plants and animals. A few years ago grazing was reintroduced which has resulted in an increase in the number of flowers found here.
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