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Cranmore Castle

14 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.89602, -3.48222

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Mycetophila autumnalis, Mycetophila pictula +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Mycetophila autumnalis, Mycetophila pictula +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Swan's NeckWalking route
Named routeRef SN
Impey WalkWalking route
Named route
Tumbling Fieldspublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Tumbling Field Lanepublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Tumbling Field Lanepublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 3Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route409 m
Named routeRef 3Length 409 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route844 m
Named routeRef 3Length 844 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Earthworks of Cranmore Castle

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earthworks of Cranmore Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knightshayes CourtUrban park3.3 km→✦KNIGHTSHAYES COURTHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The 'Rec'Urban park4.8 km→🌱The OvalUrban park900 m→🌱Amory ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Westexe Recreation GroundUrban park1.2 km→

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