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.
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.
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.
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.
Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve
Departure from Meare (Somerset)
Westhay Moor is north of the village of Westhay in Somerset. The car park is just off the road to Godney, at the junction with Daggs Lane Drove. A National Cycle Network route runs along a disused railway line, just south of Westhay village.
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.
Harptree Combe, Niver North Top and River Chew from West Harptree
Departure from West Harptree (Bath and North East Somerset)
This circular walk uses well know ways including Monarch's Way, Mendip Trail or Limestone Link and provides a good way to discover wild Harptree Combe and paths in farmland with great views to Chew Valley Lake
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.
Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves
Departure from Priddy (Somerset)
Explore Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves and the surrounding landscape of The Mendip Hills AONB.
More walks in Castle Cary
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Abbas and Templecombe
- Alford
- Ansford
- Ashwick
- Babcary
- Baltonsborough
- Barton St. David
- Batcombe
- Bradford Abbas
- Bratton Seymour
- Brewham
- Bruton
- Brympton
- Buckhorn Weston
- Butleigh
- Castleton
- Charlton Horethorne
- Charlton Mackrell
- Charlton Musgrove
- Chilthorne Domer
- Chilton Cantelo
- Compton Pauncefoot
- Corton Denham
- Cranmore
- Croscombe
- Cucklington
- Ditcheat
- Doulting
- Downhead
- East Pennard
- Evercreech
- Glastonbury
- Goathill
- Haydon
- Henstridge
- Holton
- Horsington
- Ilchester
- Keinton Mandeville
- Kingsdon
- Kingweston
- Lamyatt
- Leigh-on-Mendip
- Lovington
- Lydford-on-Fosse
- Maperton
- Marston Magna
- Milborne Port
- Milton Clevedon
- Mudford
- Nether Compton
- North Barrow
- North Cadbury
- North Cheriton
- North Wootton
- North Wootton
- Nunney
- Oborne
- Odcombe
- Over Compton
- Pen Selwood
- Pilton
- Pitcombe
- Poyntington
- Purse Caundle
- Pylle
- Queen Camel
- Rimpton
- Sandford Orcas
- Shepton Mallet
- Shepton Montague
- Sherborne
- South Barrow
- South Cadbury and Sutton Montis
- Sparkford
- St Cuthbert Out
- Stalbridge
- Stoke St Michael
- Stoke Trister
- Stourton Caundle
- Trent
- Upton Noble
- Wanstrow
- Wells
- West Bradley
- West Camel
- West Pennard
- Whatley
- Wincanton
- Witham Friary
- Yarlington
- Yeovil
- Yeovil Without
- Yeovilton and District