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Church of the Holy Rood

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.84607, -2.44501

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Best for

2 activities

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

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5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lockett's Lanebridleway · 340 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 340 mPath type: service
Lockett's Lanebridleway · 38 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mPath type: residential

About this religious grounds

Church of the Holy Rood is a religious grounds.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Holy Rood, Buckland Newton: memorial (X)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holy Rood, Buckland Newton: memorial (X)

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Cerne AbbeyHistoric site4.5 km→✦Churchyard crossHistoric site4.5 km→✦Minterne HouseHistoric site2.8 km→✦Field system and settlement on Watcombe PlainHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Kettle Bridge Picnic SiteUrban park4.5 km→✦Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill CottagesHistoric site2.2 km→