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The North Wessex Downs are a chalk landscape of open downland, beech hangers, ancient trackways and long views, with Walbury Hill, Milk Hill and Tan Hill among the high points. Pewsey, Bedwyn and Hungerford stations give train access to downland walking.
There are 13 stations in or within 1 mile of North Wessex Downs National Landscape.
The area is home to 50 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Walbury Hill at 297m.
National Trails pass through or near the area: Thames Path, The Ridgeway.
North Wessex Downs National Landscape train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- CholseyBronze walking rating
- Goring & Streatley0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- PangbourneBronze walking rating
- Tilehurst1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Bedwyn
- Hungerford
- Kintbury
- Overton
- Pewsey
- Whitchurch (Hants)
- Aldermaston0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Theale0.5 mi (about 0.6 to 0.7 mi on foot)
- Midgham0.6 mi (about 0.7 to 0.8 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the North Wessex Downs National Landscape from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Oxford to CholseyFrom 32min
- London to ThealeFrom 37min
- Southampton to OvertonFrom 49min
- Bath to PewseyFrom 53min
- Bristol to PewseyFrom 1hr 9min
- Exeter to PewseyFrom 1hr 25min
- Cardiff to CholseyFrom 1hr 27min
- Birmingham to ThealeFrom 1hr 57min
- Brighton to OvertonFrom 2hr 4min
- Cambridge to ThealeFrom 2hr 4min
- Leicester to ThealeFrom 2hr 14min
- Swansea to TilehurstFrom 2hr 34min
- Plymouth to PewseyFrom 2hr 35min
- Nottingham to TilehurstFrom 2hr 40min
- Norwich to ThealeFrom 2hr 52min
- Sheffield to ThealeFrom 3hr 3min
- York to TilehurstFrom 3hr 3min
- Leeds to TilehurstFrom 3hr 22min
- Manchester to TilehurstFrom 3hr 23min
- Preston to TilehurstFrom 3hr 28min
- Liverpool to TilehurstFrom 3hr 46min
- Lancaster to TilehurstFrom 3hr 49min
Good to know
Can you get to the North Wessex Downs National Landscape by train?
Yes. 13 stations are within 1 mile of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, including Bedwyn and Hungerford.
What is the nearest train station to the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
8 stations with regular trains are inside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, including Bedwyn, Hungerford and Kintbury.
How long does it take to get to the North Wessex Downs National Landscape by train?
The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is 32min from Oxford, 37min from London and 49min from Southampton by train, to the nearest station.
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