Shapwick Heath, Shapwick Moor

Name: Shapwick Heath
Address: Shapwick Moor, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Shapwick Moor

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Shapwick Heath is a 394.0-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve between Shapwick and Westhay in Somerset, notified in 1967. It is part of the Brue Valley Living Landscape conservation project. The project commenced in January 2009 and aims to restore, recreate and reconnect habitat. It aims to ensure that wildlife is enhanced and capable of sustaining itself in the face of climate change while guaranteeing farmers and other landowners can continue to use their land profitably. It is one of an increasing number of landscape scale conservation projects in the UK. ()

Coordinates: 51°9'33"N, 2°48'52"W

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Shapwick Heath – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Greenbank Swimming Pool, Clarks Village, Tor Leisure Ground, Canal.

4 miSE
51°7'38"N • 2°44'17"W
Greenbank Swimming Pool, Street
102 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
3.9 miSE
Village, Shopping, Outlet mall
Clarks Village, Street
99 min walk • Clarks Village is an outlet shopping village in Street, Somerset, England. It was established in 1993 on the site of old C&J Clark factory buildings.
4.1 miE
Sport complex, Sport, Sport venue
Tor Leisure Ground, Glastonbury
105 min walk • Tor Leisure Ground, previously known as Morlands Athletic Ground until 1986, is a former first-class cricket ground located in Glastonbury, Somerset.
3.7 miE
Canal
Canal
95 min walk • Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management or for conveyancing water transport vehicles. They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers.
4 miSE
Church
Street Mission Church, Street
102 min walk • Street Mission Church is a Church of England church in Street, Somerset, England. The church was built in 1990 on the site of an earlier tin tabernacle which had been in use since 1898.
3.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Fashion museum, Museum
The Shoe Museum, Street
99 min walk • The Shoe Museum in Street, Somerset, England exhibited shoes dating from the Roman era to the present day. The museum closed on 27 September 2019. It showed the history of the Clark family and their company C. & J. Clark and its connection with the development of shoemaking in the town.
4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Strode Theatre, Street
103 min walk • Strode Theatre is a mixed arts venue in Street, Somerset, England. It has a 1960s two-tiered 343 seat purpose-built main theatre and a versatile modern Studio space, with retractable seating for 64.
1.5 miSW
Church
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
40 min walk • The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Shapwick within the English county of Somerset was consecrated in 1331. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.1 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Universities and schools
Strode College, Street
104 min walk • Strode College is a tertiary institution and a further education college situated in Street, Somerset, England offering Sixth Form education as well as Higher Education courses.
1.4 miN
Museum, Archaeological museum
Peat Moors Centre
36 min walk • The Peat Moors Centre lay on the road between Shapwick and Westhay in Somerset, England. The centre was run by the Somerset Historic Environment Service, but Somerset County Council closed it in October 2009 in the course of budget cuts.
4 miSE
Church
Street Methodist Church, Street
102 min walk • Street Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Street, Somerset, England. It was designed by Henry Hawkins and George Alves and built in 1893.