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Backwell House

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📷 Anthony O'Neil · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.41912, -2.71915

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Eristalis tenax, Drepanosiphum platanoidis · last seen 2026; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Eristalis tenax, Drepanosiphum platanoidis · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Water-plantain, Common Club-rush, Annual Mercury · last seen 2025; Plants — Water-plantain, Common Club-rush, Annual Mercury · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Prior's WoodWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gordano RoundWalking route42 km
Named routeLength 42 kmLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Step Free Route, TyntesfieldWalking route2 km

This route avoids steps across the estate, and loops around the house, the lower front terraces and up the Holly Walk. You are welcome to roam freely in the garden.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Uncombe Closepublic footpath · 18 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mPath type: residential
Uncombe Closepublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mPath type: residential
Uncombe Closepublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Clifton LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 334National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route19 m
Named routeLength 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Uncombe Closebridleway · 37 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 37 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Backwell House

📷 Anthony O'Neil · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Noah's Ark Zoo FarmVisitor farm4.3 km→🌱TyntesfieldUrban park2.2 km→✦TYNTESFIELDHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Trendlewood ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Nailsea GlassworksUrban park3 km→

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