HomeEnglandSomersetNature reservesMaes DownAccess unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting outSave this place☆Want to go☐Been hereSSSIMaes DownShow interactive mapShow mapOpen in full map →Full map →OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWSMaes Down is one of 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset. It is the smallest of them. The nearest railway station is Bruton, about 7.1 km to the south-east. The nearest other SSSI is Mendip, 9 km to the north-west.More places to visit near Maes DownHighlightThe Three Horseshoes (Batcombe)Gastropub · With rooms near BatcombeHoney-stone village pub tucked in a Somerset valley, a strong recent climber on the list.4.5 km E☆✓HighlightMacmillan WayLong-distance pathBoston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.6.4 km S · spans 10 counties☆✓HighlightMonarch's WayLong-distance pathEngland's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.6.5 km SW · spans 14 counties☆✓HighlightCranborne Chase and West Wiltshire DownsNational Landscape near TisburyBig chalk downland and old hunting country, with some of the darkest night skies in southern England9.4 km E☆✓HighlightKing Alfred's TowerFolly near BrutonA 160-foot triangular brick folly of 1772 on the Stourhead estate near Brewham, marking where Alfred is said to have rallied his men.9.5 km SE☆✓HighlightMendip HillsNational Landscape near CheddarA limestone upland riddled with caves and gorges, an easy high point, and old lead-mining country on top9.6 km NW☆✓Mendip WayLong-distance path3.2 km NKilver Court GardensGarden3.5 km NWSt Mary the Virgin, BatcombeChurch4.6 km EManor House InnGastropub4.9 km SWWraxall VineyardVineyard5.1 km SCroscombeVillage6.7 km NWOsipRestaurant6.8 km SESt Mary's Church, CroscombeChurch6.8 km NWBrutonHighlightVillage7.1 km SEAugustinian priory (Somerset)Priory7.1 km SEBruton DovecoteAncient site7.2 km SERoth Bar & GrillRestaurant7.4 km SEHauser & Wirth Somerset (Oudolf Field)Garden7.4 km SEMaesbury CastleCastle7.4 km NWThe Apple Tree InnPub7.7 km WCastle CaryVillage8.4 km SMendipNational Nature Reserve9 km NWKing's CastleCastle9.3 km NWLetters from AlbionNew places, seasonal days out and the old customs coming up, now and then by email.Leave this empty Email addressSign upUnsubscribe any time. We use your address only to send the letter — privacy.
