Winscombe, Compton Bishop and Wavering Down Circular Walk
This circular walk climbs to Wavering Down in the Mendip Hills near the villages of Compton Bishop and Winscombe.
You can start the walk from the public car park just off Winscombe Hill Road to the south of Winscombe. From here you pick up the West Mendip Way and follow it west to the 211 metre high summit on Wavering Down. On the summit you can enjoy some splendid views over the surrounding countryside and hills.
The walk continues west to Barton Hill and the impressive Crook Peak before turning south towards Compton Bishop where you will find a noteworthy church dating to the 1200s. It is Grade I listed and includes a 15th-century pulpit with tracery panels, carved friezes and cresting.
You continue east to the village of Cross where you will pass and old quarry. Here you turn north to follow bridleways back to the car park.
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Trig point, Wavering Down
View of Wavering Down in the Mendip Hills. In the distance is Brent Knoll.
Compton Bishop and Wavering Down
Summit, Crook Peak