Nuthanger Farm U/D 1st post

Since going to Watership Down in Spring, I've completely fallen in love with that part of the world, and we've been going there for walks quite regularly. We went on the 'Nuthanger walk' on Sunday, the Downs around Newbury are so beautiful! I was a bit star struck seeing Nuthanger farm!

You can see to the right of the shot the old barns are still there where the Does were in the cages. I didn't want to intrude too much cos the owners were milling around outside.


U/D and the original



and from the side


Outside the farm, we sat under one of these trees for an hour, I couldn't hear a thing, it was just so tranquil


And the view of Watership Down from here


And a silly

Gosh it looks stunning doesn't it? If only I had won the lottery lasy week....

what do you mean you went to watership down? am confused.

It's a real place Rachel! And this is the farm in the book/film. I'm assuming that's what you're confused about? here's my original thread

Beautiful pictures..
Must visit the area very soon

it jsut looks so serene and beautiful. i could get lost out there :luv:

wow! how did i miss that thread!?!! i never knew it was real! that film makes me cry so much that just looking at the pics makes me feel emotional! where is it??? i want to go! how did you find out it was real?

ps lee downloaded Bright Eyes for our ipods when Wobbles died. Is such a sad but beautiful song i can never listen to it without crying. i make myself sound like a right cry baby but I'm not - just find the film and song and stuff so emotive.

FANTASTIC pics, Jay!!!!! I SOOOOOO badly want to go there one day!!!

Honeybunny wrote:Must visit the area very soon

March Hare wrote: I SOOOOOO badly want to go there one day!!!

racheld69 wrote:where is it??? i want to go!

mmmm...I'm sensing an HH excursion coming on! MH, you're only an hour from me, Rachel, you could get there in an hour and Jill, well, you'll just have to come on down!
anyone else up for a Picnic on Watership Down sometime?

racheld69 wrote:where is it??? how did you find out it was real?

If you want to walk on the Down, then the nearest place is 'Kingsclere' It's on Google maps. You park on the road under it, where it says 'White Hill'
If you want to see the farm as well then you park at Eccinswell, next village along and you can take the Nuthanger walk, which is where we were last Sunday.

I found out it was real when I mentioned it to someone a few years ago, and they told me it was. I didn't believe them TBH, but it is real, and the map that's in my edition (I presume it's in all of them?) is exactly as the map of the area. Adams grew up round there

It looks stunning
Jay, Is the tree holding you up?

Gosh I didn't realise it was a real place. What beautiful photographs and it was such a lovely autumn day. Certainly a wonderful place for a picnic.

Tracyuk wrote:It looks stunning
Jay, Is the tree holding you up?

no, it was meant to look like I was impaled by that small branch, but we didn't quite get the angle right It's still a silly pic

My village is a lot like this. You should come and visit me and the buns!

defo tghe PERFECT place for a HH picnic! i think we need to work on that for spring big time! that is so amazing that it is there and is real.

I am miles away and I want to come! I love watership down :luv: They are beautiful photos, it looks like such a lovely place x

I have never read the book or seen the film The photos look lovely and peaceful. I am not an outdoor kinda person, but could see myself wandering there...

becky wrote: I am miles away and I want to come! I love watership down :luv: They are beautiful photos, it looks like such a lovely place x

You can fly into Southampton, and we'll take you from there

Oh my word, how absolutley, breath takingly beautiful.

I never realised Nuthanger Farm existed. What a beautiful part of the countryside Watership Down is - a HH picnic sounds perfect.

I have read and re-read Watership Down - one of my favourite books.

Jay wrote:

becky wrote: I am miles away and I want to come! I love watership down :luv: They are beautiful photos, it looks like such a lovely place x

You can fly into Southampton, and we'll take you from there

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