Littlecote House Walks
This walk visits Littlecote House in Wiltshire. The historic Elizabethan country house dates back to the mid 1500s and is surrounded by beautiful grounds.
The house is now run as a hotel where you can enjoy a delicious afternoon tea before strolling around the gardens and visiting the on site Roman settlement where you can see an ancient mosaic floor. There's also some interesting history as Henry VIII courted his third wife Jane Seymour at the house in the 16th century. The D-Day landings of the second world war were also planned within the house.
This circular walk starts from the house and follows footpaths around Littlecote Park where you can enjoy views of the River Kennet and some attractive woodland. At the western end of the park there's the village of Ramsbury while at the eastern end there's Chilton Foliat to explore. Both are worthy villages with nice riverside trails and good refreshment options.
Littlecote House Ordnance Survey Map 
- view and print off detailed OS map
Littlecote House Open Street Map 
- view and print off detailed map
Littlecote House OS Map 
- Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking
Littlecote House Open Street Map 
- Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
The House 1
The House 2
The Edge of Littlecote Park. Behind the boskiness to the left is the River Kennet. The peace of a glorious early-autumn day was shattered by a duck shoot just a few yards away; when the gun-shots were not booming, the poor ducks were flying noisily all over the shop. Perhaps the guns themselves were plutocratic guests from the nearby exclusive Littlecote House Hotel. This photograph was taken on the very northern edge of the gridsquare.
Littlecote House Hotel Grounds
River Kennet facing west north west
Littlecote Roman Villa
Grass and woodland, Littlecote Park. The view from a bridleway between Great Coppice and Colonel's Brake.
Track with beeches, Littlecote Park. A public footpath heading east in a dry valley above Littlecote House.