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Jack the Treacle Eater Folly – Ninesprings Café loop from Yeovil Pen Mill

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South West England

Jack the Treacle Eater Folly – Ninesprings Café loop from Yeovil Pen Mill

Moderate

4.2

(5)

23

hikers

Jack the Treacle Eater Folly – Ninesprings Café loop from Yeovil Pen Mill

02:07

7.88km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

472 m

Butterfly Junction Railway Remains

Highlight • Historical Site

2

1.21 km

Summerhouse Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Part of Yeovil Country Park

Tip by

3

2.39 km

Summer House (Round House), Summerhouse Hill

Highlight • Monument

The countryside and pathways around Nine springs Country Park are a delight to explore. Lots of places to stop for a picnic or a rest. Barwick Fish Tower or the Summer House are notable sites.

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4

3.20 km

Jack the Treacle Eater Folly

Highlight • Historical Site

The story goes that a messenger boy called Jack, would eat treacle to give himself the energy to run to London delivering letters.

Tip by

5

4.46 km

The Fish Tower

Highlight • Monument

“The Fish Tower got its name from the fish weather vane, which was once attached to the top of it. This had disappeared by the 1950s. The Fish Tower is …

Tip by

6

5.67 km

Ninesprings Café

Highlight • Cafe

The cafe here sells lovely cakes and biscuits.

Tip by

7

6.14 km

Old Dry Ski Slope

Highlight • Structure

In 1987 a new ski and entertainment centre, called the Yeovil Alpine Village, was built off Addlewell Lane, on a 2.26 hectare site on the western flank of Summerhouse Hill.

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B

7.88 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.55 km

695 m

330 m

232 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.08 km

3.00 km

1.06 km

562 m

177 m

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Saturday 7 November

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4°C

20 %

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