St. Catherine's Hill, Winchester 02
St. Catherine's Hill, Winchester 01

St Catherine's Hill

Winchester

A chalk-downland nature reserve crowned by an Iron Age hillfort, with views back over Winchester and the Itchen valley.

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NatureTime here: 1–2 h

On the map

Garnier Road, Winchester, SO23 9PA

Quick facts

The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest managed as a nature reserve, with chalk-downland wildflowers and butterflies.

Earthwork ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort, more than 2,000 years old, ring the summit.

A turf-cut maze known as the Miz Maze lies on the hillside, and the ruins of a 12th-century chapel stand in the beech copse at the top.

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