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✦ Historic site
World War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardens
4 ha
Getting here
50.40207, -3.51988
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Heritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
40
8 named nearby · 32 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
John Musgrave Heritage Trail · Walking0
Greenway Walk · Walking0
South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham) · Walking0
South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe) · Walking0
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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
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Café
Fishcombe Cove Cafe · 114m
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Parking
Fishcombe Cove · Paid · 120m
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Playground
293m away
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Toilets
118m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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