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Ilchester Roman town

10 ha

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.00071, -2.68096

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Claire's Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Trunk Funnel, Fawn Starweb, Cystolepiota icterina +23 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Clustered Feather-moss, Dune Thread-moss +35 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pill Bridge Lanebridleway · 633 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 633 mPath type: track
Pill Bridge Lanebridleway · 258 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 258 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Free St, Ilchester

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Free St, Ilchester

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LindinisHistoric site100 m→🌱Tintinhull GardenUrban park3.5 km→✦TINTINHULL HOUSEHistoric site3.5 km→✦Northover House, late Roman cemeteryHistoric site400 m→✦Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester MeadHistoric site600 m→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→