Getting here
51.10526, -3.56443
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
10
3 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
Two Moors Way · Walking0
Exe Valley Way · Walking0
Coleridge Way · Walking82 km
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
Bridge Cottage Tea Room · 235m
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Parking
1 nearby · 213m
✓ 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
✦Tarr StepsHistoric site4.9 km→✦Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire CrossHistoric site2.3 km→✦Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire CrossHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds200 m→✦Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype FarmHistoric site4.9 km→✦Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak FarmHistoric site300 m→