Best Rockbeare Walks |
The name means a 'grove/wood for rooks'.
Rockbeare House | |
There is no pub in Rockbeare Nearest pub: Jack & the Green The Cranberry Farm | |
Rockbeare Post Office |
Difficulty:
Distance:2.7 miles
This gentle (revised) rural walk behind Exeter Airport follows quiet lanes and permissive paths ; it passes Rockbeare House, a Grade I Regency country residence of historical importance with it's impressive boundary walls.
The Walk
A Walk past the school towards Marsh; continue past the Village Hall keeping it on your right.
B As you leave Rockbeare take a permissive path on right . Once in the woods take right path & continue heading south.
C Turn Left at lane and continue for about half a while.
D Where the road starts to bend between 2 cottages , take track on left then soon turn right and follow permissive path.
E At the end turn left onto a hardened footpath past the noisy A30. Follow this path which joins a lane. Continue along the lane past Rockbeare House
One of the original Axminster carpets used to be kept in Rockbeare House, dating back to the late 18th century.
At the T junction, turn left and continue along lane.
F At the white gates entrance to Rockbeare House turn left onto a path which runs through a small wood along the lane.
You get a good view of any planes taking off from Runway 08 as you start the walk. There is a stretch through a wooded area which can be muddy after heavy rain - you can take a country lane parallel to the path.
In spring the hedges are full of wild flowers.
length: | 2.7 miles |
time: | 1hr mins |
terrain: | tracks, paths |
lanes | |
main roads | 0 % |
1% | |
altitude range | 27-60 m |
quality of track | **** |
This is an easy walk
Rockbeare Walk
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