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Banwell Castle

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📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.32377, -2.86027

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Migrant Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Migrant Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cingroen · last seen 2021; Fungi — Cingroen · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Liverwort · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Liverwort · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Banwell Castle

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parkland ArboretumUrban park3.1 km→🐄Puxton ParkVisitor farm4.3 km→🐄Court Farm Country ParkVisitor farm2.1 km→🦉CHEDDAR VALLEY RAILWAY WALKNature reserve3.8 km→✦Dolebury Camp: a large univallate hillfort and associated and later earthworks on Dolebury WarrenHistoric site5 km→✦Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor FarmHistoric site2.6 km→

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