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✦ Historic site
Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
282 ha
Getting here
51.43711, -1.80810
Best for
6 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 403
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
10
7 named nearby · 3 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
28
28 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
24
24 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
The Ridgeway · Walking140 km
Mercian Way · Cycling0
Avebury Ridgeway Walk · Walking8 km
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Herepath · bridleway
Herepath · byway open to all traffic
The Ridgeway · 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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Avebury Stone CircleHistoric site3.3 km→✦West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett FarmHistoric site3.2 km→✦Avebury henge and stone circlesHistoric site3.3 km→✦Windmill HillHistoric site4.7 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The VicarageHistoric site2.9 km→✦Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury TrusloeHistoric site4 km→