Glade
← Back✦ Historic site

LYTES CARY

17 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.03639, -2.66864

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

About LYTES CARY

Lytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near Charlton Mackrell and Somerton in Somerset, England. The property, owned by the National Trust, has parts dating to the 14th century, with other sections dating to the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries. "Yet all parts blend to perfection with one another and with the gentle sunny landscape that surrounds them," comments Nikolaus Pevsner.

Read more on Wikipedia →
Manor houseGrade I listed building

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Lyghts Cary Tearoom — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféPicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: LYTES CARY; Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +44 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm, Western Honey Bee +67 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Al fresco area at Lytes Cary Manor

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Al fresco area at Lytes Cary Manor

1 / 22

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LindinisHistoric site4.1 km→✦Ilchester Roman townHistoric site4.1 km→✦Northover House, late Roman cemeteryHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester MeadHistoric site4.7 km→✦Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes CaryHistoric site100 m→