🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
6 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 5 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
The terraces walk at Dyrham Park, Dyrham ParkWalking route4 km▾
This circular route takes you through open parkland, tranquil woodland terraces and the formal beauty of the West Garden at Dyrham Park. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy.
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Journey of Discovery trail, Dyrham ParkWalking route3.2 km▾
Ramble through the past on this family-friendly trail through Dyrham's parkland, which is steeped in history. For younger walkers, spot carved wooden animals along the way, before ending at Old Lodge. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
The Prospect Walk at Dyrham Park, Dyrham ParkWalking route4.8 km▾
Dyrham is perfect for sweeping vistas with views across the Cotswolds & Bristol Channel. Visit the best viewpoints around the park, before finishing at the baroque splendour of the house's East Front. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 86 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mPath type: track
Halldoor Lanebridleway · 235 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 235 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 983 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 983 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Green Lanebridleway · 196 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 196 mPath type: unclassified
Halldoor Lanebridleway · 44 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
