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Somerset Monument

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📷 Martin Richard Phelan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.58723, -2.33010

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 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
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km

Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bath Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from the top at the Somerset Monument - Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucestershire

📷 Martin Richard Phelan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from the top at the Somerset Monument - Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BADMINTON HOUSEHistoric site4.2 km→✦Roman villa and bathhouse remains in Lower Woods, 115m north west of Lower Woods LodgeHistoric site2.8 km→✦Horton CampHistoric site3.3 km→✦Single-span bridge called Horse Bridge 260m WSW of Chase Hill HouseHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦MOUNT HOUSE, ALDERLEYHistoric site3.1 km→

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