Getting here
51.35400, -1.46419
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: Round Berkshire Cycle Route
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Pewsey Vale Circular Walk
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
9
5 named nearby · 4 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
11
11 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
12
12 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Wayfarers Walk · Walking0
Test Way · Walking0
The Brenda Parker Way · Walking0
Pewsey Vale Circular Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Bungham Lane · bridleway
Wright's Lane · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️
Parking
Inkpen Beacon · Free · 479m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Moated site at Balsdon FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down.Historic site1 km→✦Netherton medieval settlement earthworksHistoric site4.1 km→✦Bowl barrow south of Rivar Copse: part of a barrow cemetery on Inkpen HillHistoric site2.4 km→✦Wansdyke, section 530yds (490m) on W side of Old Dyke LaneHistoric site3 km→⚽Kintbury Rangers Football ClubPlaying field4.8 km→