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Beaminster Memorial Playing Field

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyWildlifePlay
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.81114, -2.74023

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Trading Post — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Playing field

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Meadow Brown, Eristalis tenax +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Meadow Brown, Eristalis tenax +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 22 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
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
W21/30public footpath · 121 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
W21/1public footpath · 179 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 179 mSurface grassPath type: footway
W21/23public footpath · 219 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
W21/59bridleway · 533 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 533 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
W21/59bridleway · 110 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Crooked Lane & Br. 74bridleway · 628 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 628 mSurface gravelPath type: track
W21/68bridleway · 77 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 77 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Memorial Hall, Beaminster

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Memorial Hall, Beaminster

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MAPPERTON HOUSEHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦Beaminster ManorHistoric site700 m→✦Parnham HouseHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Mosterton ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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