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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cerne Abbas circuit
Departure from Cerne Abbas (Dorset)
A circular walk giving beautiful views over the surrounding countryside of rolling hills and meadows.
Cheddar Gorge from Black Rock
Departure from Cheddar (Somerset)
This circular walk with ascents and descents explores the famous Cheddar Gorge in the Mendip Hills with great viewpoints from the cliffs!
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.
Wedmore
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
A circular walk around Axbridge area visiting Ashton Windmill.
Chapel and Stone Allerton
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
Easy walk around Axbridge area with the possibility to visit Ashton Windmill.
Axbridge and Cheddar Reservoir
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
A circular walk around Axbridge area exploring Cheddar Reservoir.
Allerton Moor
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
An easy circular walk around Axbridge visiting Ashton Windmill.
Crook Peak & Compton Bishop
Departure from Compton Bishop (Somerset)
Superb views from a rocky hilltop, returning via a pretty village and a path below the Mendip ridge.
More walks in South Barrow
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Abbas and Templecombe
- Alford
- Ansford
- Ash
- Babcary
- Baltonsborough
- Barton St. David
- Barwick
- Batcombe
- Beer Hackett
- Bishop's Caundle
- Bradford Abbas
- Bratton Seymour
- Bruton
- Brympton
- Butleigh
- Castle Cary
- Castleton
- Caundle Marsh
- Charlton Horethorne
- Charlton Mackrell
- Charlton Musgrove
- Chilthorne Domer
- Chilton Cantelo
- Chiselborough
- Clifton Maybank
- Compton Dundon
- Compton Pauncefoot
- Corton Denham
- Cranmore
- Ditcheat
- Doulting
- East Chinnock
- East Coker
- East Pennard
- Evercreech
- Folke
- Glastonbury
- Goathill
- Haydon
- Henstridge
- Holton
- Holwell
- Horsington
- Ilchester
- Keinton Mandeville
- Kingsdon
- Kingweston
- Lamyatt
- Leweston
- Lillington
- Long Sutton
- Longburton
- Lovington
- Lydford-on-Fosse
- Maperton
- Marston Magna
- Milborne Port
- Milton Clevedon
- Montacute
- Mudford
- Nether Compton
- North Barrow
- North Cadbury
- North Cheriton
- North Wootton
- North Wootton
- Norton sub Hamdon
- Oborne
- Odcombe
- Over Compton
- Pilton
- Pitcombe
- Poyntington
- Purse Caundle
- Pylle
- Queen Camel
- Rimpton
- Sandford Orcas
- Shepton Mallet
- Shepton Montague
- Sherborne
- Somerton
- South Cadbury and Sutton Montis
- Sparkford
- Stoke sub Hamdon
- Stourton Caundle
- Street
- Thornford
- Tintinhull
- Trent
- Upton Noble
- Wanstrow
- West and Middle Chinnock
- West Bradley
- West Camel
- West Coker
- West Pennard
- Wincanton
- Yarlington
- Yeovil
- Yeovil Without
- Yeovilton and District