Getting here
51.37288, -1.83838
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
8 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
21
21 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
12
12 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
The Ridgeway · Walking140 km
Mercian Way · Cycling0
Avebury Ridgeway Walk · Walking8 km
White Horse Trail · Walking0
Alternative Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
The Ridgeway · byway open to all traffic
Workway Drove · bridleway
Workway Drove · byway open to all traffic
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
Pewsey Downs Car Park · Free · 246m
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Knap Hill CampHistoric site800 m→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The VicarageHistoric site4.7 km→✦West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett FarmHistoric site5 km→✦Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap CottageHistoric site300 m→✦Two round barrows W of New Town FarmHistoric site400 m→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→