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“Long Grass at #WhiteHorseHill” is the painting I’m most often asked to turn into a #canvasprint.

Earlier this month an older lady got in touch to say how much White Horse Hill had meant to her throughout her life. Having recently moved to a new flat in East Sussex, she wanted a canvas print of “Long Grass at White Horse Hill” for her wall, but didn't feel confident ordering it online, and asked if I could arrange it for her. No problem!

Her canvas print arrived with her last week and she's "delighted" with it. It's already hanging in pride of place, reminding her of a landscape she loves so much. And so do I!

https://janetomlinson.com/products/long-grass-white-horse-hill

#uffingtonwhitehorse #uffington #oxfordshire

Jane Tomlinson - Artist 🌻⭐️Jan 20

Somebody asked me if I had ever painted other #WhiteHorses (other than the one at #Uffington, or the waves at the seaside on a blustery day).

Yes! I painted all the #Wiltshire White Horses. These are all modern - cut in the 18th & 19th centuries, but gorgeous nonetheless.

This was a commission for someone who had walked the White Horse Trail.
#painting #art

CordeliaAppleb1 Sep 15, 2025

#watercolours #watercolour #watercolor #art #artists #painting #nature #landscape #landscapes #whitehorse #uffington #mastoart #mastoartist #inkyparkers #creativetoots #aquarelle #aquarell #aquarel #aerial

Radical Anthropology Aug 20, 2025

One of my favourite ever views! What a landscape.

#Uffington #whitehorse

piofthings Aug 25, 2024

Lazy long weekend! We went to the Uffington white horse and hiked 6 miles! #LongWeekend #UffingtonWhiteHorse #Uffington

卡拉今天看了什麼 Jul 28, 2024

The Ridgeway: Hike the 5,000-year-old pathway that's Britain's oldest road

Link📌 Summary: The Ridgeway is a 87-mile prehistoric trackway that cuts across the chalk hills of southern England. It has been in use for at least 5,000 years and is widely recognised as Britain's oldest road. The path is littered with Neolithic burial mounds, Iron Age hill forts, and other historical features. The Ridgeway is a designated National Trail and offers spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.

🎯 Key Points:

The Ridgeway has been in use for at least 5,000 years and is widely recognised as Britain's oldest road.
The path cuts diagonally across the chalk downs of southern England, linking Overton Hill in Wiltshire with Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire.
The Ridgeway is part of a much longer trading route that once connected the coasts of Dorset and Norfolk.
The path is littered with Neolithic burial mounds, Iron Age hill forts, and other historical features.
The Ridgeway is a designated National Trail and offers spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.
The path is dotted with sloping pastures and designated public bridleways for horse riders.
Rural pubs remain an integral part of Ridgeway folklore.
Usage of the Ridgeway has increased in recent years, especially since the pandemic.

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The Ridgeway: Hike the 5,000-year-old pathway that's Britain's oldest road

Walk in the footsteps of Celtic druids, Saxon kings and Victorian poets on an 87-mile prehistoric trackway that cuts across the chalk hills of southern England.

BBC

Jonathan Matthews Feb 16, 2024

Today I went #hiking along the #Ridgeway 😀 I managed to go 13 miles, though it was a really hard slog at the end!
I went past Wayland's Smithy, #Uffington Castle, and a LOT of hedgerows ... here's a little thread of photos I took:

1) Wayland's Smithy
#ukhiking #countryside #TheRidgeway #Exercise #EnglishHeritage #EnglishHistory

Emma LH: Ghost Catcher Isles Nov 27, 2023

Keep a look out this week for my upcoming blog post. Come with me and Weird Wiltshire (https://weird-wiltshire.co.uk/) on an Autumn ramble through the mystic lands of the Uffington White Horse. Hear about the mysterious White Horse and the stories surrounding it, the Ridgeway and Wayland's Smithy.

White Horse of Uffington
Image Credit: superdove (CC BY-NC-SA)
(https://www.worldhistory.org/image/357/white-horse-of-uffington/)

#GhostcatcherIsles #Uffington #waylandssmithy #whitehorse #theridgeway way

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The Wild Hunt News Aug 30, 2023

Release the Hounds: Tea room witchcraft, thin white horse and a ‘Pagan deity’ ~ Our correspondent in the UK, Liz Williams, unleashed the Hounds (again) while we weren’t looking!

https://wildhunt.org/2023/08/release-the-hounds-tea-room-witchcraft-thin-white-horse-and-a-pagan-deity.html

#hexafoil #tearoom #whitehorse #uffington #archaeology #pagan #witchcraft

Release the Hounds: Tea room witchcraft, thin white horse and a 'Pagan deity'

Our correspondent in the UK, Liz Williams, unleashed the Hounds (again) while we weren't looking!

The Wild Hunt

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Andy May 9, 2023

Before the XBox & the codification of football, the populace had to fall back on carving figures into the sides of hills for their fun.

In 1780 a Dr Alsop decided he was going to create the #Cherhill White Horse on the slopes just below #OldburyCastle.

Given that the #Uffington #WhiteHorse we previously visited dates from the Bronze Age, all this was pretty old hat by then. But hey, it's still undeniably impressive.

Like Uffington it's best viewed from a distance. And like Uffington, the camera on my phone is still pretty lame. Apologies.