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St Thomas À Becket's Church

📷 Derek Voller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.80911, -3.52806

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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 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +293 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +293 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kingfisher, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +7 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kingfisher, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Danes Wood Walk, KillertonWalking route4.6 km

Fungi, Songbirds, Butterfly

Named routeLength 4.6 kmDuration 1:05Round tripLocal walking route
Milford Lanepublic footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mPath type: residential
Cleaves Stepspublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Thomas a Becket's church, Thorverton Devon

📷 Derek Voller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Thomas a Becket's church, Thorverton Devon

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🌱Millenium GreenUrban park400 m→🌱Cross ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Jubilee GreenUrban park200 m→🐄Exe Valley Farm ShopVisitor farm1.9 km→🌱The Little Rec.Urban park3.2 km→✦Cadbury CastleHistoric site3.3 km→

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