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Robinson Memorial

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📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.80898, -2.73907

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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
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Eristalis tenax, Common Cockchafer +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Eristalis tenax, Common Cockchafer +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
W21/58public footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mSurface gravelPath type: service
W21/58public footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
W21/69public footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
W21/59bridleway · 533 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 533 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
W21/59bridleway · 110 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
W21/68bridleway · 77 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 77 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beaminster, Robinson Memorial

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beaminster, Robinson Memorial

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MAPPERTON HOUSEHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds100 m→⚽Beaminster Memorial Playing FieldPlaying field300 m→✦Beaminster ManorHistoric site700 m→✦Parnham HouseHistoric site1.1 km→

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