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St Peter's Church

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.04894, -2.56957

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Flame Shoulder, Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +205 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +205 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +70 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +70 more · last seen 2018

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 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 WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
Musmoor Lanepublic footpath · 231 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 231 mPath type: track
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Somerset Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRound tripRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Interior, St Peter's Church

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Interior, St Peter's Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hazlegrove HouseHistoric site1.5 km→✦Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South CadburyHistoric site3.8 km→✦Cadbury Castle and associated earthworksHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🐄TealsVisitor farm3.1 km→✦Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's BridgeHistoric site3.5 km→

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