🌞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
4 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Limestone Link
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 18 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
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
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
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Cycling
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17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Bath Two Tunnels CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴
Horse riding
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3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Beek's Lanebridleway · 11 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: unclassified
Beek's Lanebridleway · 4 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mPath type: unclassified
