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Churchyard cross

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📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.37690, -1.60297

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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
  • 🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus, Common Green Capsid +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dock Bug, Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus, Common Green Capsid +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chicory · last seen 2022; Plants — Chicory · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 4Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route150 m
Named routeRef 4Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebyway open to all traffic · 274 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 274 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Bedwyn: the churchyard

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Bedwyn: the churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TOTTENHAM HOUSE AND SAVERNAKE FORESTHistoric site5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Roman villa in Castle CopseHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Shalbourne Sports GroundUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds0 m→✦Sections of Wansdyke in Jockey Copse and Round CopseHistoric site1.4 km→

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