Location at Ham Wall
Address
Meare,
Glastonbury,
Somerset,
BA6 9SX
Getting here
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: 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.
The nearest bus stops are:
Meare – 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away - 668 service
Ashcott – 2.5 miles (4 km) away - 75 or 29 services.
The walk to the reserve from both villages is along fast single-track roads with no pavements. Please take care.
The nearest railway station is Bridgwater, 10 miles (15 km) from the reserve.
The 75 bus would then need to be taken to Ashcott and a walk of 2.5 miles (4km) to the reserve.
The Bittern Trail runs through the reserve from Glastonbury to the Avalon Marshes Centre.
National Cycle Route 3 runs nearby.
You can follow the Bittern Trail from Glastonbury or the Avalon Marshes to walk to Ham Wall.
Parts of this route are off the road network.
The walk from Meare or Ashcott is along fast single-track roads with no pavements. Please take care.