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Wayland's Smithy chambered long barrow, including an earlier barrow and Iron Age and Roman boundary ditches

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📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.56675, -1.59610

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Skylark +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Skylark +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth, Common Wainscot +215 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth, Common Wainscot +215 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
White horse circular walkWalking route
Named routeRef WHCWLocal walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 215 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 215 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 312 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 312 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 277 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 277 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 127 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 127 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 247 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 247 mSurface compactedIncline downPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ashdown ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦ASHDOWN HOUSEHistoric site3.5 km→✦Sarsen FieldHistoric site3.4 km→✦Uffington Castle: a univallate hillfort immediately north of the Ridgeway on Whitehorse HillHistoric site2.1 km→✦Uffington CastleHistoric site2.1 km→✦Maddle Farm Roman settlementHistoric site3.5 km→

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