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Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.57775, -4.71197

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Song Thrush +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Song Thrush +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 13: Tintagel to Port Isaac)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Farm TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FTLocal walking route
Camel TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 3Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 3Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 3Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m
Named routeRef 3Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route581 m
Named routeRef 3Length 581 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holy well, Michaelstow churchyard

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holy well, Michaelstow churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes FarmHistoric site3.4 km→✦Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at WatergateHistoric site4.4 km→✦Holy well near St James' ChapelHistoric site2.2 km→✦Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock CottageHistoric site2.2 km→✦Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, ChurchtownHistoric site2.3 km→✦Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of HennewardHistoric site3.5 km→

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