Clanfield Walks - Butser Ancient Farm and Windmill Hill
This Hampshire based village is in a great spot for exploring the countryside of the South Downs.
This circular walk explores the ancient Butser Ancient Farm before heading to Windmill Down.
You can start the walk from the car park of the farm which lies just to the east of Clanfield. The farm is described as an archaeological open-air museum and includes reconstructions of Neolithic dwellings, Iron Age roundhouses, a Romano-British villa and an early Saxon house. It's a great place to learn all about the history of these ancient civilisations, while enjoying some tremendous views of the surrounding hills.
After exploring the farm you can pick up public footpaths heading across Clanfield Down to Windmill Hill. Here you will find the Chalton Windmill, a Grade II listed building which lay derelict until the late 1970s, when it was restored and converted into a private residence. From this elevated spot you can enjoy more wonderful views over the South Downs.
To extend the walk head just a mile north and you can explore Queen Elizabeth Country Park. The expansive park includes miles of woodland trails and a climb to the wonderful viewpoint on Butser Hill. The South Downs Way and Staunton Way long distance trails can also be picked up in this area.
Postcode
PO8 0BG - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsClanfield Ordnance Survey Map 
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Walks near Clanfield
- Queen Elizabeth Country Park - Explore 2000 acres of open access woodland and downland in the South Downs on this circular walk or cycle in Hampshire
- Butser Hill - Climb to the highest point on the South Downs on this walk near Petersfield.
There's a good sized car park off Limekiln Lane just to the west of the hill - Hangers Way - Travel through Hampshire from Alton to the Queen Elizabeth Country Park along this 21 mile walking path.
The route passes through the delightful village of Selborne where you can take a detour to visit the lovely Selborne Common - Staunton Country Park - Enjoy 1000 acres of landscaped parkland and forest at Staunton Country Park near Havant
- Staunton Way - The Staunton Way takes you from Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield, through the South Downs to Staunton Country Parknear Havant.
- Buriton - Buriton is a very pretty quintessential English village located in East Hampshire, two miles south of Petersfield
- Harting Down - This large area of chalk downland on the South Downs is managed by the National Trust.
- Uppark - This walk visits the National Trust's Uppark House in South Harting West Sussex.
- Shipwrights Way - A long distance cycling and walking trail running from Alice Holt Forest to Portsmouth along the imagined route a tree may have taken from forest to warship
- The South Downs Way - This beautiful 100 mile long trail runs from Winchester to the coastal town of Eastbourne
Photos
Butser Ancient Farm
Replica iron-age village, Butser Ancient Farm. Butser Ancient Farm is currently sited at Bascombe near Chalton. It is an "open air laboratory for research into prehistoric and Roman agriculture and building techniques". This photo shows the southern entrance to the "Iron age village", on the Beltane public open evening.
Clanfield Down
Fields on Chalton Down
Windmill Hill from Butser Ancient Farm
Signpost on Windmill Hill
Chalton Mill
Deadwood and a view of Chalton Down