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Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill

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📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.38038, -2.69168

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +68 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +68 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Green Nettle Weevil +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Felton Commonbridleway · 855 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 855 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Conjoined barrows

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Conjoined barrows

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉FELTON COMMONNature reserve300 m→✦BARROW COURTHistoric site3.6 km→✦tumulusHistoric site0 m→🐄Holly Hedge Animal SanctuaryVisitor farm4 km→✦tumulusHistoric site200 m→✦long barrowHistoric site300 m→

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