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The Great House, Peter Street

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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
  • The Duck & Bean — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Swift, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Swift, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Mycetophila autumnalis, Mycetophila pictula +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Mycetophila autumnalis, Mycetophila pictula +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pale Galingale, Annual Beard-grass · last seen 2024; Plants — Pale Galingale, Annual Beard-grass · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Swan's NeckWalking route
Named routeRef SN
Impey WalkWalking route
Named route
Tumbling Fieldspublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Tumbling Field Lanepublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Tumbling Field Lanepublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 3Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route409 m
Named routeRef 3Length 409 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route844 m
Named routeRef 3Length 844 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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