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Horner packhorse bridge

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📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.19841, -3.57956

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Horner Vale Tea Gardens — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Lesser Stag Beetle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Selworthy and Bury Castle circular walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Webber's Post wanderWalking route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bossington Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Horner Wood ancient trees walkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route504 m
Named routeRef 51Length 504 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route597 m
Named routeRef 51Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route891 m
Named routeRef 51Length 891 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Packhorse Bridgebridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horner Packhorse Bridge

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horner Packhorse Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🌱Selworthy GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦Agnes FountainHistoric site2 km→✦Allerford New BridgeHistoric site1.1 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→✦Selworthy Beacon cairnHistoric site3.2 km→