Best Dunkeswell Walks |
Select Your Walk | Walk 1 (6 miles) | Walk 2 (2.5 miles) | Walk 3 (4.7 miles) |
Ruins of Abbey | Old Dunkeswell | Old and New |
The airport is active and boasts a buffet carvery restaurant.
Old Village of Dunkeswell Joseph Kennedy | |
Dunkeswell Airport | |
Near Dunkeswell Airport |
SATNAV Postcode:EX14 4LG |
Walk 1 Ruins of Abbey (6 miles)
Difficulty:
This pleasant but strenuous walk leads to the ruins of an old Cistercian Abbey.
Dunkeswell is named after a spring ; so it's not surprising that sections of the walk go through some very marshy fields, see map, and wellingtons are essential - even during a long dry spell!
The gps will take you uphill to another track and drier ground bypassing a badly maintained path which continues across the marshy area.
time: | 2 hrs 5 mins |
terrain: | tracks, fields |
lanes | |
lanes | 55% |
main roads | 0.5 % |
Wellies! | |
Walk 1
Walks near Dunkeswell | |
Smeatharpe | |
Solitary Woodland and Moorland walks near a WW2 airfield with a free heritage centre | |
Broadhembury | |
An exhilarating walk from one of the most picturesque villages in Devon. | |
Luppitt | |
One of our most invigorating walks! | |
Honiton | |
Check out all popular walks from a historic town known for its lace and market. | |
Upottery | |
A lovely country walk towards what used to be called Upottery Airport (Smeatharpe). | |
Walk 2 Old Dunkeswell (2.5 miles)
Difficulty:
This enjoyable walk revolves around the charming old Dunkeswell and its church which is well worth a visit because of its history.
It is home to a most unusual Norman font which originally belonged to the Cistercian Abbey and contains one of the earliest carvings of an elephant in Britain.
Walk 3 Old and New (4.7 miles)
Difficulty:
This pleasant walk through a tranquil landscape combines the old peaceful village with the new one.
It follows public footpaths and quiet lanes and includes two steady climbs.
Free Parking Culme Way, Post Office ('new' Dunkeswell) |