Step out of the Barn to experience a variety of rural walks across open fields and farmland, including a circular 2 mile walk that takes you past
the picturesque 13th Century church in Compton Beauchamp and back through an avenue of magnificent beech trees.
A number of pubs are within easy walking, the White Horse at Woolstone (2 miles), the Rose and Crown in Ashbury (3 miles) and the King and Queen at Longcot (3.5 miles).
The Barn is a stone's throw from the Ridgeway and some of its most famous sites, the Uffington White Horse and Wayland's Smithy. Walk west towards Avebury,
east towards Wantage or south across the Lambourn Downs.
We are happy to help with more information on these and many more walks.
Things to do
Venture out and explore
Explore the area
Whether a reviving walk across the fields for a rewarding pint from a choice of local country pubs, a more energetic excursion along The Ridgeway National Trail, the ancient 87 mile pathway crossing the North Wessex Downs AONB, or indulge in numerous National Trust estates and the cultural meccas of Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham - all this and more is on your doorstep.
Local amenities
Local amenities including two convenience stores, farm shop, delicatessen and cafés are 3 miles away in the nearby village of Shrivenham. Larger supermarkets, pubs, restaurants including takeaways, are within easy reach. A local business, McIntosh Nosh, offers homemade meals and freezer food, which can be pre-ordered and delivered prior to your arrival.
Walks from the Barn
The Ridgeway National Trail
One of 16 National Trails in England & Wales, The Ridgeway extends 87 miles from just outside the World Heritage Site of Avebury
in Wiltshire heading north-easterly to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire.
Known as ‘Britain’s oldest road’, The Ridgeway follows the same route over chalk downlands and wooded hills and valleys used since prehistoric times by travellers, herdsmen and soldiers.
Now, equally popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, and those on horseback as those simply seeking solitude in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the path can be completed in sections over six days.
Known as ‘Britain’s oldest road’, The Ridgeway follows the same route over chalk downlands and wooded hills and valleys used since prehistoric times by travellers, herdsmen and soldiers.
Now, equally popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, and those on horseback as those simply seeking solitude in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the path can be completed in sections over six days.
Culture
Within easy reach of the Cotswolds, explore the picturesque villages of Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water. Experience
Blenheim Palace, Oxford, Bath and Cirencester, all within an hour's drive in different directions from the Barn.
Closer to home, National Trust gems span the local area, including Ashdown House, Kelmscott Manor and the Badbury, Buscot and Coleshill Estates.
Closer to home, National Trust gems span the local area, including Ashdown House, Kelmscott Manor and the Badbury, Buscot and Coleshill Estates.
Leisure
The Barn is close to a wide range of leisure activities, including two golf courses, Wrag Barn near Highworth and Shrivenham Park.
Barbury Shooting School has one of the finest clay and rile shooting grounds in the country. There are municipal leisure centres and a great choice of children's entertainment, a zoo at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Far Peak Climbing Centre, indoor play barns and petting farms.
Barbury Shooting School has one of the finest clay and rile shooting grounds in the country. There are municipal leisure centres and a great choice of children's entertainment, a zoo at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Far Peak Climbing Centre, indoor play barns and petting farms.