Wider estate walks
Stretch your legs on a guided walk around Stourhead's wider estate and enjoy routes that highlight the beauty of each season.
- Booking essential
- Free event
Be led on lesser-known routes around Stourhead's wider estate, see bluebells in spring, wildflowers and butterflies in summer, and the golden landscapes of autumn. Learn more about the archaeology and fascinating history of this storied landscape.
27 March - Park Hill Camp 24 April - Bonham Wood 29 May - Alfred’s Tower 26 June - White Sheet Hill 31 July - Park Hill Camp 28 August - Alfred’s Tower 25 September - White Sheet Hill 30 October - Bonham Wood
Please note: these walks do not enter Stourhead house or garden, where a normal admission charge applies to non-members.
Times
The basics
- Booking number
Call 03442491895
- Accessibility
Wider estate walks take place on country paths of mixed gradients and quality.
- Meeting point
Most wider estate walks start outside of Visitor Reception, except Alfred's Tower which starts in Alfred's Tower car park.
- Suitability for children
Due to the in-depth content of the tour the walks are not suitable for children
- What to bring and wear
Bring weather appropriate clothes and comfortable shoes for walking in, you may also want to bring water and snacks.
Upcoming events
Autumn games in the Stableyard
With broom-stick racing, games and challenges there's lots of fun to be had in the Stableyard this autumn.
Marvellous moths trail
Help bust myths about marvellous moths! Build a fact file and collect clues along our garden trail this autumn.
Drawn to Trees: tree trail
Uncover the stories and folklore of 17 remarkable trees in a new outdoor tree trail created in collaboration with artist Luke Adam Hawker.
Drawn to Trees: Tree Zodiac exhibition
A new outdoor exhibition of thirteen etchings by Luke Adam Hawker rooted in an ancient Celtic Tree Zodiac.