Monument meander at Wellington
Take a walk to the monument through a beech-lined avenue that opens out onto a wildlife rich meadow. This is an ideal place to fly your kite or stop for far-reaching views. Stop to take in the world's tallest three-sided obelisk, a tribute to the 'Iron Duke', before descending into the depths of Firs Plantation.
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Wellington MonumentStart point
Wellington Monument car park, grid ref: ST143167Trail information
Come prepared
This walk covers uneven ground with some exposed tree roots. Walking boots are recommended.
Total stages: 8
Total stages: 8
Start point
Wellington Monument car park, grid ref: ST143167
Stage 1
Starting from the car park head down the wide beech-lined avenue.
Stage 2
At the end of the avenue you'll come out to the edge of an area of grassland. Head across the grassland directly towards the Monument.
Stage 3
Bear to the right-hand side of the monument. Go around it until you come to a gravel path and steps that head down into the woodland. Follow these steps down into the beech woodland and then further down along a slope.
Green hairstreak butterfly on a blade of grass at Wellington Monument, Somerset | © National Trust Images / Hugh Mothersole Stage 4
Near the bottom of the slope, there's a waymarker on your left with a path leading away behind it. Follow this path. This is the boundary path along the bottom of the woodland and can be quite muddy.
Nuthatch perched on a tree in woodland at Wellington Monument, Somerset | © National Trust Images / Derek Hatton Stage 5
After a short while you'll come to a bank with old beech trees growing on it and a wooden gate directly in front of you. Turn left before the gate and, keeping the bank on your right, follow the track gently upwards.
Stage 6
After a short distance the track curves left and goes steeply uphill, keep following this track along, with another hedge bank immediately on your left. At the top of the slope the track widens out. Take care as the area has many tree roots in it.
Stage 7
Go through a gap in the earth bank which crosses your path. A few steps further ahead you'll come back onto the edge of the grassland around the monument.
Stage 8
Follow the track around the edge of the grassland and then back down the beech avenue to the car park.
End point
Wellington Monument car park, grid ref: ST143167
Trail map
Trail map for monument meander walk at Wellington, Somerset | © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey
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