Meadow View – Kissing gate loop from Sherborne St. John
Meadow View – Kissing gate loop from Sherborne St. John
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Meadow View – Kissing gate loop from Sherborne St. John
03:20
12.8km
80m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Tips
Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 5.81 km for 429 m
Customers only
After 6.53 km for 1.13 km
Customers only
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
Get Directions
1.25 km
Meadow View
Highlight • Viewpoint
1.27 km
Kissing gate
Highlight • Structure
3.37 km
Site of Medieval Fish Pond
Archaeological Site
4.89 km
Morgaston Wood
Forest
6.18 km
Bat Roost in the Chapel Attic, The Vyne
Highlight • Historical Site
Bat ladders & bunkers
To make sure that bats can still access the attic space in winter, our carpenters created 15 ‘bat ladders’ which were inserted into the roof. These small, V-shaped wooden tunnels sit behind the tiles and allow bats to climb through the insulation to the attic space inside.
nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne/features/how-are-bats-protected-during-the-vyne-roof-project
Tip by
6.38 km
The Vyne
Highlight • Monument
The Vyne was built for Lord Sandys, King Henry VIII's Lord Chamberlain. The house retains its Tudor chapel, with stained glass. The classical portico on the north front was added in 1654 by Inigo Jones's pupil John Webb. In the mid-eighteenth century, The Vyne belonged to Horace Walpole's close friend John Chaloner Chute, who designed the Palladian staircase, whose magnificent apparent scale belies its actual small size.
The Vyne was bequeathed by its final Chute owner, Sir Charles Chute, to the National Trust in 1956.
Each year a number of concerts, plays and family events are run.
The grounds contain large woodland and a wetlands nesting site populated by swans and common redshanks. There are a number of woodlands, wetland and parkland walking trails. Dogs are welcome into the grounds (on leads), in Morgaston Woods and the Organic Parklands (under direct control).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vyne
Tip by
6.76 km
The Vyne Summerhouse
Highlight • Monument
The red brick buildings took the shape of a Greek cross with four doors and a central chamber. Only one of the summerhouses remains, its twin being removed by 1776.
Today, the remaining summerhouse forms the focus of a formal garden with beds which reflect the shape of the summerhouse itself. The bedding plants are chosen to complement the shades of the summerhouse during the seasons and the garden is enclosed by a yew hedge.
nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne/features/brief-history-of-the-vyne-gardens
Tip by
11.5 km
Kissing gate
Highlight • Structure
12.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.29 km
4.02 km
977 m
445 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.72 km
4.52 km
1.48 km
1.29 km
598 m
190 m
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