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The Paddock Garden

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.94990, -2.51473

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Wren +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Wren +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 19 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
Finger Lanepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: path
Powys Lanepublic footpath · 157 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Miller Waypublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: pedestrian
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Somerset Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 26Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 26Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flags in the garden

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flags in the garden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The Conduit CrossHistoric site300 m→🌱Pageant GardensUrban park600 m→🌱Pageant GardensUrban park600 m→🌱Paddock GardenUrban park0 m→✦Sherborne Abbey, remains ofHistoric site400 m→✦Church of All HallowsHistoric site400 m→