Plan your visit
Facilities
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Visitor centre
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Car park
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Toilets
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Accessible toilets
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Baby changing
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Refreshments
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Picnic area
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Guided walks
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Viewing point
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Nature trails
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Educational facilities
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Play area
Accessibility
How to get here
The nearest railway station is Bridgwater, 10 miles (15 km) from the reserve.
Nearest bus stop is at Ashcott, 2.5 miles (4 km) away. 375/X75 service.
National Route 3 runs nearby.
From Glastonbury: Take the B3151 to Wedmore. At the village of Meare, go past garage on your left, then follow the brown sign, taking the second left into Ashcott Road. The reserve entrance is 1 mile on the left after the Railway Inn.
From the M5: From the M5: Take the A39 to Glastonbury for 7 miles until you see signs for Avalon Marshes Centre, turn left onto Shapwick Hill and carry on into the village and past the church. Continue on through the village and stay on the same road for 1 mile until you reach the Avalon Marshes Centre on your right. Continue past the Avalon Marshes Centre taking the next right at Back Lane in Westhay. At the end of Back Lane turn right onto Main Road.
Follow Main Road for about 1.5 miles through the village of Meare past Meare Manor on your left. Here you will see a brown sign directing you to take the next right. You will reach a narrow part of the road with a colourful painted fence on your left. Here you need to turn right onto Ashcott Road. The reserve entrance is 1 mile on the left after the Railway Inn.
Sat nav POI file: If you have a satellite navigation system that can accept POI files, please see our POI page for a download link and instructions.
Dogs are welcome on the public footpaths around the nature reserve. Please keep to the designated rights of way only.
Please keep your dog on a lead at all times, due to the sensitive wildlife and habitats here. We know that the countryside is a dog walking paradise. It’s important to remember the special surroundings here are wonderful havens for rare wildlife so we’ve dog-friendly routes for you and your pooch to enjoy. Even if dogs are very well behaved, wildlife can easily become startled by a loose dog they perceive as a predator.
Disturbing wildlife does more than simply causing it to move away; it uses up their energy, decreasing their chance of survival regardless of season. Thank you for protecting the special wildlife here by keeping your dog on a lead / under close, effective control.
- The Reedbed trail, Waltons Heath trail and Loxtons Marsh trail, are not public footpaths, so sorry, no dogs are permitted here other than assistance dogs.
- Dogs are welcome on the Ham Wall Loop apart from the path to the Avalon Hide.
- A dog water bowl is available at the side of the Welcome Building.
- Dogs die in hot cars, please do not leave your dog in the car when visiting us.
- There are no dog waste bins on the reserve, we ask that you take the waste home with you to dispose of.
Downloads
Helping you find your way around. PDF, 2.4Mb.
RSPB Ham Wall trail guideContact Ham Wall
- RSPB Ham Wall, Meare, Ashcott, Glastonbury BA6 9SX
- ham.wall@rspb.org.uk
- Cannot currently take calls
- @RSPBHamWall
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