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Stoney Littleton long barrow

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.31336, -2.38174

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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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +106 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Hazel, Yarrow +34 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Red Campion, Hazel, Yarrow +34 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Guelder-rose, Hawthorn +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Mill hillpublic footpath · 910 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 910 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colliers WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stoney Littleton Long Barrow

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stoney Littleton Long Barrow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WansdykeHistoric site4.6 km→⚽The Lew Hill Memorial GroundPlaying field4.3 km→✦Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House InnHistoric site4.6 km→✦Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management featuresHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Tyning ParkUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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