Chapel Cross Tea Room – Cadbury Castle Hillfort loop from Sparkford
Chapel Cross Tea Room – Cadbury Castle Hillfort loop from Sparkford
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Chapel Cross Tea Room – Cadbury Castle Hillfort loop from Sparkford
01:46
28.1km
260m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 30, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 12.8 km for 68 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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10.1 km
Castle Cary Market Hall
Highlight • Historical Site
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10.2 km
Market Place Lunch Stop
Highlight • Restaurant
12.9 km
Castle Cary Train Station
Highlight • Rest Area
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22.2 km
Teals Somerset
Highlight • Other
22.6 km
Chapel Cross Tea Room
Highlight • Religious Site
The cafe is really secluded although there isn't anywhere obviously secure to leave a bike. Take a mini lock for peace of mind if you do cycle over.
At time of writting opening times are Wednesday to Saturday 11am-4pm.
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23.4 km
St Thomas à Becket Church, South Cadbury
Highlight • Historical Site
Largely dates from c13th and c15th.
Much restored in the 1850s and 1870s.
c18th poet and satirist Charles Churchill was at one time curate at South Cadbury
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24.5 km
Cadbury Castle Hillfort
Highlight • Historical Site
Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort associated with King Arthur's legendary court at Camelot.
The site was reused by the Roman forces and again from c. 470 until some time after 580. In the c11th century, it temporarily housed a Saxon mint. Evidence of various buildings at the site has been unearthed, including a "Great Hall", round and rectangular house foundations, metalworking, and a possible sequence of small rectangular temples or shrines
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24.6 km
View of Cadbury Castle from Stonehill Lane
Highlight • Viewpoint
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28.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
22.1 km
4.77 km
1.17 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
15.3 km
12.6 km
248 m
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Elevation
Highest point (110 m)
Lowest point (30 m)
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Saturday 16 May
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6°C
67 %
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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h
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