Days Out For The FamilySaint Catherine's Hill Nature Reserve
Winchester, Hampshire
Park
The experience
About this day out
A beautiful 47-hectare chalk downland hill offering fantastic views over Winchester, reached by a dramatic 220ft climb up wooden stairs. At the summit are the earthworks of an Iron Age fort, buried ruins of the Norman chapel that gives the site its name, and a copse of beech trees. In summer visitors can see around 25 species of breeding butterflies, rarer orchids, and British White cattle and sheep that graze the site to encourage wildlife to flourish.
What it costs
Prices at a glance
- Admission
- Donations welcome
Prices can change. Confirm ticket terms with the venue before booking.
Practical details
Facilities & accessibility
At a glance
- Accessibility
- Paths are unsurfaced and uneven in places. The hill stands 70m above the river valley with 100+ steps on the north and south sides; there is a flatter route via the surfaced footpath parallel to the Itchen Navigation and the unsurfaced bridleway along Plague Pits Valley. Contact the Trust for disabled access.
- Parking
- Parking available on Garnier Road just before the bridge over the river (small car park)
- Dogs
- Dogs allowed on a lead
Getting there
Where you'll find it
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