Banwell Camp

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Banwell Camp is one of 29 hillforts the Albion Guide maps in Somerset. It sits inside the Mendip Hills National Landscape. For more of the same, Dolebury Camp and Burrington Camp are close by. The closest station is Worle, 5.5 km to the north-west.

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