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✦ Historic site
Knook Castle hillfort and associated prehistoric and Romano-British landscape
69 ha
Getting here
51.19958, -2.05247
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Imber Range Perimeter Path
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
2 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
3
3 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 24 · Cycling0
King Alfred's Way · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Imber Range Perimeter Path · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
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
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow BeltHistoric site2.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 445m south west of East FarmHistoric site4.2 km→✦Linear earthwork on Knook DownHistoric site1.4 km→✦Round barrow on the summit of Cotley HillHistoric site4.6 km→✦Bowl barrow: one of a group of dispersed barrows south-east of Norton PlantationHistoric site4.7 km→✦Bowl barrow: one of a group of dispersed barrows south-east of Norton PlantationHistoric site4.9 km→