Norton House Bed & Breakfast

The village sits in an area where you're constantly reminded of its long past. The most striking landmark is the Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric chalk figure carved into the hillside that you can see from miles around. It's worth walking up to see it properly, and once you're up there you can visit Uffington Castle, an Iron Age hillfort, and Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic long barrow that has a genuine sense of atmosphere to it. The Ridgeway National Trail passes nearby, so this works well as a base if walking is your plan. The village has pubs and restaurants for eating and drinking, and if you want more choice, Faringdon and Wantage are just a short drive away with proper market town facilities. What makes Norton House particularly useful is that it lets you slow down and actually get to know the Vale of White Horse and its archaeological landscape rather than just passing through. You're positioned nicely for exploring the wider countryside too, which is the real advantage of staying here rather than in a larger town.