The Vale of the White Horse, including Wantage historic market town and many beautiful villages, is world-famous for the Uffington White Horse and history of King Alfred the Great.
It’s also a buzzing area, with thriving independent local businesses, science and technology innovation, and events, attractions, and adventures for all ages.
The Vale & Downland Museum is your local tourist information centre for the Vale of the White Horse. Whether you’re from out of town, or live locally and want to know what’s happening in your neighbourhood, stop by the Museum and visit our Information Desk. You can also email us at info@valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk or call us at 01235 760 176.
We offer a wide range of leaflets and event listings for local visitor attractions, walking and biking maps, tickets for local events, accommodation and travel advice, and much more.
You can also explore the District Council’s tourism website for the Vale of White Horse & South Oxfordshire
The Letcombe Brook Project is a charity organisation that works to protect and enhance the Letcombe Brook which is a rare chalk stream that runs through Wantage and sounding villages.
The Letcombe Brook Project have produced four walks along the brook. You can pick up hard copies of these leaflets in the Museum, or download them below.
There are twelve walking, running and cycling maps for the Wantage area. You can pick up hard copies of these maps in the museum for a small printing fee or you can download them below and print at home.
Produced thanks to funds provided by SEEDA and Oxfordshire County Council through Oxfordshire Rural Community Council Series Editor: Jean Nunn-Price MBE Illustrations by Stuart Roper Photographs by Steve Trinder and Dan Rolfe Text courtesy of Gareth Smith.
Please be aware, these maps were not produced by the Vale & Downland Museum and we are not responsible for any of the contents.
Wantage Methodist Church have produced an audio history tour of Wantage, with the help of local people, including a number of our museum volunteers.
Click on the links below to listen:
