Historic SiteWest MidlandsEnglish Heritage4.6
Ordinary access described here is free for everyone. Optional tours, donations and separately managed attractions have their own terms.
No charge for anyone.
Use the official recommended parking for Gatacre Playing Fields, postcode SY11 1DP, then follow the public footpath. Do not rely on informal parking on narrow Llwyn Road.
Named Gatacre Playing Fields car park matches the operator's Gatacre Avenue approach; continue on the public footpath to the hillfort.
Old Oswestry Hillfort was probably the principal settlement and stronghold of an Iron Age community. Its 40 acres were protected by multiple ramparts, which remain the main feature of a visit today. Climbing through the banks and ditches gives a sense of the effort needed to create the defences, while the open upper ground offers views over the surrounding countryside. Reviewers particularly enjoy the scale of the earthworks and the information boards that help explain a site best understood by moving around it. The official paths include steep and uneven sections, so choose sturdy shoes and take the climbs at your own pace. Use the free parking off Gatacre Avenue, then walk the public footpath for roughly a quarter of a mile to the hillfort. Dogs must stay on leads because sheep and cattle graze the site; cycling on the earthworks is prohibited.
Open at reasonable times during daylight.
Steep pathways and uneven ground. Strong footwear is advised; mountain biking and cycling are prohibited on the hillfort.
Dogs: Dogs must be kept on leads because sheep and cattle graze the hillfort.
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Dogs, with restrictions
Use the public footpath from the free Gatacre Avenue car park, about a quarter mile away, then the hillfort's steep paths. Entry is free; cycling is prohibited.
