Plan your visit
HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.03633, -2.66996
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vWalking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴Horse riding
v1 public path nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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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Café
Lyghts Cary Tearoom · 180m
🧺
Picnic spot
5 · 164m away
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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