Savernake Forest was established by William the Coinqueror as his local hunting ground. Here, Henry VIII set eyes on jane Seymour, who later provide his only male heir, the boy king Edward VI. Today large areas of the 45000 acre forest , an Area of Outstanding natural Beauty and privately owned by the Trustees of the Savernake estate are open to the public.
Much of the forest is leased to the Foresty Commission, so their normal rules of free-to-walk forest tracks apply to Savernake. If you prefer a gentle drive, the official 'longest avenue' in Great Britain runs through the middle of the forest. Capability Brown's grand Avenue was laid out in the late 1790s, and it runs dead straight from Stibb Green (off the A346 near Burbage Wharf) for four miles to the A4.
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Things to do in Wiltshire - Bradford on Avon, Castle Combe, Devizes, Cotswold Water Park, Kennet & Avon Canal, Lacock Abbey, Malmesbury, Salisbury, Cathedral, Savernake, Stonehenge, Marlborough, Salisbury Plain, Stonehenge & Avebury, Stourhead, Swindon, Warminster, White Horses, Longleat
