This short series of posts, relating to places of interest in the English County of Wiltshire, is intended to help visitors know what to expect. I’m not presenting any real details of history, etc., simply describing as well as I can, with the aid of photographs, how to get there and what you might see. There are links to more informative sites for each place listed.

What is it? In a nutshell, Bratton Camp features the remains of an Iron Age hill fort and the White Horse associated with it.
Where is it? The A350 runs from just north of Warminster toward Trowbridge (Wiltshire, England). It passes through Westbury, where there’s a junction with the B3098 leading to Bratton. Just as you reach Bratton, you’ll see a turning on the right, at an acute angle, this is Castle Road leading to Port Way, which leads up to the car park. Please note: this road is a single-track lane with few passing places. It’s steep, narrow, and winding. Map here; the car park lies just beyond the fork with Port Way, where you need to take a right turn. You’ll find an extensive, but quite roughly-surfaced, car park on the left of the road. The car park is free to all visitors.

You’ll notice a number of well-defined paths running across the land to the north. There’s no initial indication of where to find a viewpoint for the White Horse, but if you veer slightly to the west, you’ll find a descent toward a small copse. Before you reach this, turn right and you’ll soon see the horse on the hillside in front of you. Continue on this path to reach the Iron Age hill fort, approached via some steps cut into the chalk of the hill. You can wander along the ramparts as you wish.

The closest views are from the point detailed above. But the horse can also be seen from the B3098 whilst motoring towards Bratton.

Our visit was on a particularly windy day, and we had some rain, too. But I’ll bet it’s wonderful up here on a bright, still, spring or summer day.