South Cadbury, Somerset
Departure from South Cadbury and Sutton Montis (Somerset)
The walk follows the Corton Ridge and offers great views across the Somerset Levels and the Dorset Hills. It has great historic significance as Cadbury Castle is reputed to be Camelot King Arthur's Castle. You also cross the ancient medieval village of Whitcombe. It's an up and downer and can be boggy in wet weather. As an incentive there are two great pubs you can call in at!
Babcary Meadows Nature Reserve
Departure from Babcary (Somerset)
Species rich hay meadow. To see the reserve at its best visit between April and mid-July before the annual hay cut.
Evercreech to Batcombe and back along the River Alham
Departure from Evercreech (Somerset)
A thoroughly pleasant and not very arduous walk from Evercreech to Chesterblade, then to Batcombe and back along the River Alham. There are quite a few hills but none of them are very long and the total ascent of the walk is surprisingly modest.
An exploratory ramble around Iwerne Minster
Departure from Iwerne Minster (Dorset)
A gentle exploratory ramble along nearby footpaths with pleasant views. Nothing onerous.
Win Green & Tollard Royal
Departure from Donhead St. Mary (Wiltshire)
A walk from Wiltshire's highest point and through the villages of Tollard Royal and Berwick St James
Cerne Abbas circuit
Departure from Cerne Abbas (Dorset)
A circular walk giving beautiful views over the surrounding countryside of rolling hills and meadows.
White Field Nature Reserve, Butleigh
Departure from Butleigh (Somerset)
Unimproved neutral grassland and a small copse. The site has open access via rights of way from Butleigh. Please keep to the edges of the field until the hay has been cut.
Cranmore Tower to Shepton Mallet
Departure from Cranmore (Somerset)
This walk is intended as the return leg to the central section of the East Mendip Way from Shepton Mallet to Cranmore Tower and is originally published on the East Mendip Way Facebook page.
Dundon Beacon Nature Reserve, Compton Dundon
Departure from Compton Dundon (Somerset)
A mosaic of calcareous grassland, scrub, ancient oak woodland, secondary woodland and conifer plantation on Dundon Hill. The top of Dundon Hill features significant archaeological remains with a hill fort, Bronze Age round barrow and ancient quarry.
Frome to Whatley and Nunney
Departure from Frome (Somerset)
A circular walk from Frome to Whatley, then to Nunney along Nunney Combe and back to Frome via Critchill Farm.
It features the eastern end of the East Mendip Way.
Cameley and Hinton Blewett from Litton
Departure from Litton (Somerset)
This Somerset walk takes you through unspoilt countryside sheletered beneath the slopes of the Mendip Hills. The route includes tracks, footpaths and quiet country lanes.
Beacon Batch, Long Wood and Velvet Bottom from Blackmoore Reserve
Departure from Priddy (Somerset)
This circular walk provides a good way to discover the highest point of Mendip Hills with 360° views using a section of The Mendip Trail, West Mendip Way and interesting paths in preserved nature reserves including Long Wood and Velvet Bottom!
Ubley Warren Nature Reserve
Departure from Priddy (Somerset)
Public footpaths and with stiles and gates. Be aware of grazing animals and keep dogs on leads around livestock. Watch out for uneven ground and hidden mineshafts on Ubley Warren.
More walks in Abbas and Templecombe
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Alford
- Ansford
- Batcombe
- Beer Hackett
- Bishop's Caundle
- Bourton
- Bratton Seymour
- Brewham
- Bruton
- Buckhorn Weston
- Castle Cary
- Castleton
- Caundle Marsh
- Charlton Horethorne
- Charlton Musgrove
- Chetnole
- Child Okeford
- Compton Pauncefoot
- Corton Denham
- Cucklington
- Ditcheat
- East Orchard
- East Pennard
- East Stour
- Evercreech
- Fifehead Magdalen
- Fifehead Neville
- Folke
- Gillingham
- Glanvilles Wootton
- Goathill
- Hammoon
- Haydon
- Hazelbury Bryan
- Henstridge
- Hermitage
- Hilfield
- Hinton St. Mary
- Holnest
- Holton
- Holwell
- Horsington
- Ibberton
- Kilmington
- Kington Magna
- Lamyatt
- Leigh
- Leweston
- Lillington
- Longburton
- Lovington
- Lydlinch
- Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield
- Manston
- Maperton
- Mappowder
- Margaret Marsh
- Marnhull
- Marston Magna
- Mere
- Milborne Port
- Milton Clevedon
- Nether Compton
- North Barrow
- North Cadbury
- North Cheriton
- North Wootton
- Oborne
- Okeford Fitzpaine
- Over Compton
- Pen Selwood
- Pitcombe
- Poyntington
- Pulham
- Purse Caundle
- Pylle
- Queen Camel
- Rimpton
- Sandford Orcas
- Shepton Montague
- Sherborne
- Shillingstone
- Silton
- South Barrow
- South Cadbury and Sutton Montis
- Sparkford
- Stalbridge
- Stockwood
- Stoke Trister
- Stoke Wake
- Stour Provost
- Stourton Caundle
- Stourton with Gasper
- Sturminster Newton
- Thornford
- Todber
- Trent
- Turnworth
- West Orchard
- West Stour
- Wincanton
- Woolland
- Yarlington
- Yetminster
- Zeals