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Badbury Rings - 3.4.2004 A lovely big hill fort, but so popular that there are obvious signs of erosion. As others have said the trees on top aren't as bad as you might think. At first I scoffed when I saw a panoramic plate on the summit. But given a day with better visibility I imagine you could actually see quite a lot from here (including neighbouring hill forts), through the trees. Two car parks available. The main car park is the signposted one at ST960033 and is open 9am to 8pm between April and October, and from 9am to 4pm between November and March. The car park is used for point to point races on a few days each year, when a charge is made, and it might get full. The three races for 2004 have all now been and gone, so I think visitors shouldn't find any problems for the rest of this year. There is also a smaller car park, a bit further away at ST967023. This is on the south east side of the hill fort, next to the main road. Or if you've just visited the Kingston Lacy Estate you could walk from there. It's about 2½ to 3 kms.

Posted by pure joy 11th April 2004ce

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