Getting here
51.41077, -1.80967
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Playgrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
8 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
28
28 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
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
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
![West Overton houses [4]](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/89/42/5894264_575998d8.jpg)
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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
🅿️
Parking
2 nearby · 291m
🛝
Playground
300m away
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Avebury Stone CircleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Avebury henge and stone circlesHistoric site3.7 km→✦Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton DownsHistoric site2.9 km→✦West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.Historic site1.4 km→✦Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey roadHistoric site2.6 km→