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The Polisher

📷 David Tyers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.44240, -1.81672

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Wildlife

Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
Avebury Ridgeway WalkWalking route8 km

Starting at the heart of the Avebury World Heritage Site, this walk takes you through the remains of the largest stone circle in the world and along the West Kennet Avenue into beautiful, rolling chalk downland.

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Named routeRef 403Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 403Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route693 m
Named routeRef 403Length 693 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 941 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 941 mSurface mudPath type: track
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 763 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 763 mSurface mudPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Polisher and Aethelferthe's Stone

📷 David Tyers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Polisher and Aethelferthe's Stone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Avebury Stone CircleHistoric site3 km→✦Avebury henge and stone circlesHistoric site3 km→✦Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton DownsHistoric site800 m→✦West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett FarmHistoric site3.3 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The VicarageHistoric site3.6 km→✦Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury TrusloeHistoric site3.7 km→

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