Milk Hill White Horse Paragliding Launch area
Milk Hill White Horse Paragliding Launch area is a pitch in Stanton St. Bernard, Wiltshire, England. Milk Hill White Horse Paragliding Launch area is situated nearby to Pewsey Downs National Nature Reserve, as well as near the pitch Hang Gliding and Paragliding Landing field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milk Hill and Adam’s Grave.
Milk Hill
Peak
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milk Hill, located near Alton Priors east of Devizes, is the highest point in the county of Wiltshire, southwest England, at some 295 m above sea level. It is the location of the Alton Barnes White Horse.
Adam’s Grave
Archaeological site
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adam's Grave was a Neolithic long barrow near Alton Barnes in Wiltshire, southwest England. Its remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument. The barrow is considered to be of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type. Adam’s Grave is situated 3,400 feet east of Milk Hill White Horse Paragliding Launch area.
Knap Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knap Hill lies on the northern rim of the Vale of Pewsey, in northern Wiltshire, England, about a mile north of the village of Alton Priors. At the top of the hill is a causewayed enclosure, a form of Neolithic earthwork that was constructed in England from about 3700 BC onwards, characterized by the full or partial enclosure of an area with ditches that are interrupted by gaps, or causeways. Knap Hill is situated 1¼ miles east of Milk Hill White Horse Paragliding Launch area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton Priors and Alton Barnes.
Alton Priors
Village
Photo: Kevin Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Alton Barnes
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Woodborough
Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodborough is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, about 3.5 miles west of Pewsey. Woodborough is situated 2½ miles south of Milk Hill White Horse Paragliding Launch area.
Milk Hill White Horse Paragliding Launch area
- Type: Pitch
- Categories: recreation area, air sports, and sports location
- Location: Stanton St. Bernard, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.37275° or 51° 22′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.85439° or 1° 51′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3W94FW+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 1355696062OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=free_flying
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pewsey Downs National Nature Reserve and Hang Gliding and Paragliding Landing field.
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