Uffington White Horse

Overview

Uffington White Horse is a flying site in Wiltshire / Berkshire / Oxfordshire Downs with a recorded launch elevation of 229 m. It works best in northerly winds, and can also work in north-westerly winds.

• initialy imported from International Leonardo Source: ParaglidingEarth

Local clubs

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Uffington White Horse; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

• Faringdon9 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Wantage10 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Highworth12 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Uffington White Horse.

• Whitehorse HillOutdoors · 0.1 km awayHill in Oxfordshire, England
• Dragon Hill, UffingtonOutdoors · 0.2 km awayHill near Uffington, Oxfordshire, England
• Tom Brown's School MuseumCulture · 2.6 km awayLocal museum in Oxfordshire, England
• Park Farm DownOutdoors · 4.1 km awayProtected area in Berkshire, England
• Seven BarrowsCulture · 4.8 km awayArchaeological site in Berkshire, England
• Alfred's CastleCulture · 5 km awayIron Age hill fort in Ashbury, England
• Tuckmill MeadowsOutdoors · 6.9 km awayLocal nature reserve in Oxfordshire, England

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

• Sugar Hill10 km SW · Faces SWWorks in other winds
• Liddington11 km SW · Faces SW, NWWorks in other winds
• Combe Gibbet25 km S · Faces NW–N
• Golden Ball29 km SW · Faces SWorks in other winds
• Milk Hill30 km SW · Faces SWWorks in other winds
• Milk Hill White Horse30 km SW · Faces S–SWWorks in other winds
• Rybury32 km SW · Faces WWorks in other winds
• Leckhampton Hill47 km NW · Faces N

Pilot notes