🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking
Best for
7 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
🚲
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🐄
Farm visits
Good match
Farm shop nearby
Varies
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Sarsen Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ridgeway Circular RouteWalking route▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Canneypublic footpath · 88 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Canneypublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling
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63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Southern FlyerCycling route▾
Named routeRef SFLocal cycle route
South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km▾
Named routeRef SSRLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 482Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking
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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.
