Despite being easily accessible from cities in the south of England, you’ll feel like you’ve escaped from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The Father of his People The route is fully mapped on 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey maps at the back of the route guide. Buy a printed copy of the full route guide. King Alfred's Way is a 350km circular off-road adventure route through 10,000 years of history, connecting some of England’s most iconic sites. You can help us continue campaigning for off-road access by becoming a member or making a donation. The penny fun pub presumably was named after this area. Alfred was ruler of the West Saxons and the first regent to declare himself to be king of the Anglo-Saxons. A final analysis was published in 2014. The name of the trail is inspired by Alfred the Great, who ruled the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. The area at the bottom of King Lane that you identified would be a more suitable spot.The only structure I ever remember in the area were some changing rooms at the top of the fields for the footballers to use. 5 minutes' drive along the lanes from Stourton is this little gem- a free car park opposite, popular walks around the woods and a gurt. King Alfred's Way starts and ends in Winchester where Alfred is buried, and connects iconic monuments including Stonehenge, Avebury stone circle, Iron Age hill forts, Farnham Castle, and Winchester and Salisbury Cathedrals. Of course on pictures it looks more effective than in real life. [6][16] The tower was restored in 1986, which included the use of a Wessex helicopter to lower a 300-kilogram (47 st) stone onto the top. King Alfred's Way: frequently asked questions. If you go to the sainsbury's roundabout, face up towards King lane towards Alwoodley the patch of grass on the right, on the oppositre side of the road to the queenshills is always really boggy as if maybe an underground spring or something was there. Would have been quite a prominent landmark before all the houses were built though.Here's a pic from leodis showing the "castle" as was, and a spring. However, it's probably all overgrown now. The Creation of a Naval Force Is this a place or activity you would suggest for, Is this a romantic place or activity that you would suggest for, Is this a place or activity you would go to on a, This is a very unusual thing to find across agricultural lands in the middle of nowhere. by rikj » Wed 18 Jul, 2007 5:53 pm, Post The route uses a mixture of gravel tracks, woodland and heathland trails, grassy field edge bridleways, canal towpaths and quiet lanes. One of the most easily recognisable landmarks in Winchester is the striking statue of King Alfred the Great, which stands at the eastern end of The Broadway, close to the site of the city's medieval East Gate. A bit of research on google suggests that Ffynnon is the Welsh word for well (although Spring as in water source crops up too). It was erected by Jeremiah Dixon (1726-1782) supposedly from a design by John Carr. tower overlooking Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset! The most likely sites are near Compton and Aldworth in Berkshire. King Alfred's Tower, also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great or Stourton Tower, is a folly tower. It's not a day out in itself, but definitely worth the short detour. Very special, looking a bit weird, but still worth. Mobile phone coverage is reliable throughout most of the route too. We went one evening and saw the druids there performig a ceremony and nearly chasing us away. Accessible from M3, you need to pass by Stonehenge where most likely you will get into a traffic jam. Interesting building great views from top of tower. Excavation has shown this to be contemporary with the small enclosure, started in the 6th century BC. King Alfred's Tower, also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great or Stourton Tower, is a folly tower. King Alfred's Way is a 350km circular off-road adventure route through 10,000 years of history, connecting some of England’s most iconic sites. A more likely date in 1770. its final collapse came in May 1946 when one of two walls that contained an arched doorway had fallen. The trail starts and ends at King Alfred’s statue in Winchester, where he is buried. Pen-y comes up with point, hill, edge, top, head.......Hill with a well?As for highest point in Leeds I suppose it depends which boundary you consider and where that boundary was at the time. The statue of King Alfred was also restored at this time, including the replacement of his missing right forearm. I never saw, or even heard of, any strange ceremonies up there in my time (I left Leeds in the 70s). It is in the parish of Brewham in the English county of Somerset (though the tower itself is in Wiltshire), and was built as part of the Stourhead estate and landscape. ↳   Underground streets, tunnels, culverts, ↳   April 2007 - The Hyde Park Picture House, ↳   June 2007 - Tunnels Under City Station, http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... _76156253I, http://www.northernearth.co.uk/61leeds.htm. Registered office: Parklands, Railton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 9JX. That doesn’t mean you should be reckless though, so always ride within your limits and the limits of your equipment and if in doubt dismount - whether that’s on an off-road descent or at one of the few busy road crossings. Most of the information we have on Alfred is gleaned from the writings of Asser, a 10th century scholar and bishop from Wales. The name of the trail is inspired by Alfred the Great, who ruled the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. He also became High Sherrif of the West Riding in 1758 and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1773. 28 posts 1; 2; 3; Next; oldleedsman Posts: 185 Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:57 am. You will need an OS maps account to view the full Ordnance Survey map. Salisbury Plain is a live firing range with very real dangers, so you should never cut across it if the red flags are flying. Someone told me it was the highest point in Leeds and leodis repeats this, but a quick look at an OS map shows that it isn't true. So, as with all these things, maybe a germ of truth there.I've tried to find out the origin of the name (Tunnel How) but with no luck. Being located just to the west of Ashdown House, Victorian antiquaries associated Alfred's Castle with the King's troop movements before the battle. What hotels are near King Alfred's Tower? Also, no dead animals or stone formations - who says life was better in the old days?The photo above shows what clearly looks like a well head below the castle which, if my memory serves me correctly, is near where there was the sunken section which we used to say was the start of the tunnel - it's between the rocks and the gateposts, above a line of trees. King Alfred's Tower, also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great or Stourton Tower, is a folly tower. Not the easiest place to find but eventually we did. Most of the information we have on Alfred is gleaned from the writings of Asser, a 10th century scholar and bishop from Wales. Immerse yourself in 10,000 years of history by riding this 350km loop around historic Wessex, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Alfred the Great. The volunteer was enthusiastic and could answer my questions, plus there are several information boards inside as well as one on the path from the car park. For the full route guide including the entire trail shown on Ordnance Survey maps, visit the Cycling UK online shop. Listen to you satnav to avoid that. by oldleedsman » Fri 10 Aug, 2007 6:30 pm, Post Each of the three corners of the triangular structure has a round projection. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. It was a shame I could not go inside (closed due to inclement weather but I knew that having been at Stourhead earlier; this is part of the estate and owned by the National Trust). With this weather it might have become active again, several old springs have.And here's what the ever excellent leodis has to say on the subject of the castle:The 'castle' stood on Tunnel How Hill between Stonegate Road and the Ring Road on what was reputed to be the highest point in Leeds. To get an in-depth idea of what it's like to ride the route, have a look at the excellent 'Time Travel Gravel' videos by route guide author Guy Kesteven. Developing new off-road routes like King Alfred's Way and the Great North Trail is only possible because of the support of our 70,000 members. In terms of on-trail support, the South Downs Way has regular tap points as well as tool stations and you’ll never be that far away from a shop, pub, cafe or bike shop from Reading all the way round to Winchester. If you want to get a sense of what the route is like to ride, have a look at the excellent 'Time Travel Gravel' videos from Guy Kesteven, who wrote the route guide. [16] The centre of the tower is hollow and to stop birds from entering the space a mesh has been added at roof level.

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