How to reach Wansdyke.. At Maes
Knoll
(all
crossroads, etc. carry a link to UK Streetmap.co.uk).
From the north:
By car from Bristol. Follow the A 37 to
Shepton Mallet, past the Black Lion public house
and over the disused stone rail bridge, and
after you pass the sign to Whitchurch, take the
first minor road to the right (to Norton
Malreward). Then travel down this lane past the
garden center and over the small rail bridge for
about 2 kms to the sign for that hamlet and park
the car at the Norton Lane crossroads, where you’ll find
a permissive track to your right, leading up to
Maes Knoll.
On foot from Bristol. By
walking across the fields from East Dundry Lane,
although driving there may be difficult for
parking. It's for that reason, it may be better
to walk up through the lane from the bottom. One
can see the camp from the Bristol suburbs by
traveling up Fortfield
Road and then looking straight ahead.
Three quarters way up the lane, there is an
opening into the field. Walk along what appears
to be a trodden path until you come to a gate
where you climb over into the next field. Walk
along the hedges until you come to the camp.
During the summer months, it may well be hidden
from view by the foliage.
From the east:
By car from Bath. Follow the A 4(T) to
Bristol, and look for the first
sign to the A 37. Then continue as
described above.
From the west:
By car
from Weston-super-Mare/M5 or Wells.
From Weston-super-Mare and the
M5,
follow the A 371 to Bristol, and the A 368 all
the way to Bishop Sutton. Then after about 2
kilometres take the minor road
left to Stanton Drew (If you have the
time, DO visit the megalithic Stone
Circles here! I did!). Passing through
the village go right at the T-junction, and immediately left to
Norton Malreward. Pass through there, and best
find a spot to park at the next crossroads, and take the track
leading up to Maes Knoll.
Alternatively, take the A 371 and the
A 368 to Bristol, but at Churchill take the A 38 and drive
on to Barrow
Common. Go right to Dundry, East Dundry
and to the outskirts of Bristol, where Maes Knoll
is clearly visible. This is up Fortfield
Road, from where a track to the right
leads to the camp (see above - on foot from
Bristol).
From Wells, follow the A 39 and
then the A 37 to Bristol. When you passed the
village of Pensford, in Belluton take the B 3130 left until after c. 2 kms you
reach the sign for Norton Malreward to
your right. Pass through there, and best find a
spot to park at the next crossroads, and take the track
described above.
From the south:
By car
from Shepton Mallet or Frome.
From Shepton Mallet, follow the A37 to
Bristol, and continue as described above (from
Wells).
Alternatively, pass through Pensford
and continue to Bristol, where you’ll pass
Wansdyke just across the old railway, a kilometer
beyond the B3130. Take the next minor road left, and again after that, so
you’ll cross Wansdyke again, until you arrive at the
crossroads I mentioned above.
From Frome, follow the A 362 to
Radstock and beyond to Farrington Gurney, where
you join the A 37 and continue as described above
(from Wells).
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