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Early Christian settlement and monastic site at Marchey Farm

5 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsHeritageSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.21288, -2.74644

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Herring Gull, Stonechat, Blue Tit +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Clustered Dock, Dewberry +121 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Clustered Dock, Dewberry +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Birds — Herring Gull, Stonechat, Blue Tit +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Common Chickweed, Bulrush +9 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route782 m
Named routeRef 3Length 782 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path to River Farm

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path to River Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Deserted medieval farmstead and field system NW of Ebbor WoodHistoric site4.7 km→✦Deer Leap Standing StonesHistoric site4.6 km→✦Deer Leap Standing StonesHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood LaneHistoric site2.3 km→✦Westbury village crossHistoric site3.3 km→

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