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Winterbourne Bassett Stone Circle

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.47859, -1.86657

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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

2 activities

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional 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
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 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 route746 m
Named routeRef 403Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 403Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 403Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes 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
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Vize Lanebyway open to all traffic · 704 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 704 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winterbourne Bassett Stone Circle

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winterbourne Bassett Stone Circle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill HillHistoric site4.1 km→✦Windmill HillHistoric site4.2 km→✦Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Stone circleHistoric site0 m→✦Bincknoll CampHistoric site4 km→✦Bronze Age Bowl BarrowHistoric site4.2 km→

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