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Malmsmead Bridge

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📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.21589, -3.73109

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Little Kneeling Eyebright, Himalayan Balsam +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Countisbury circular walk via Winston's PathWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Watersmeet to Ash Bridge circular walkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeRef WACLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Countisbury figure of eight walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 51Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 51Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route131 m
Named routeRef 51Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wood Waybridleway · 814 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 814 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Malmsmead Bridge Arches

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Malmsmead Bridge Arches

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Oare BridgeHistoric site1.1 km→✦Round barrows and two standing stones near Withycombe Ridge WaterHistoric site3.1 km→✦LacomaHistoric site3.3 km→✦Deserted medieval village 630m north-west of Clannacombe PlantationHistoric site3.3 km→✦Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of LanacombeHistoric site4.8 km→✦Lanacombe 2: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of LanacombeHistoric site4.9 km→