Sweet Track Walk (Heritage Open Days)

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:30 pm UTC+01:00

Avalon Marshes Centre, Shapwick Road, Westhay, Glastonbury, BA6 9TT | Glastonbury

Avalon Marshes
Publisher/HostAvalon Marshes
Sweet Track Walk (Heritage Open Days)
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Step back in time and tread the ancient paths of Neolithic Britain with a guided walk along the famed Sweet Track on the Somerset Levels. Preserved in the peat of Shapwick Heath for nearly 6000 years, the timber trackway offers a fascinating insight into prehistoric engineering, woodwork and travel.
Led by Reserve Manager Jon Macaulay, this exclusive 3-hour tour will start at the Avalon Marshes Centre and take you onto the Shapwick Heath reserve.
The guided tour is free as part of the national Heritage Open Days celebration. For more information contact [email protected].
The route of the tour encompasses the Sweet Track Trail within the flooded woodland and reed swamp of the reserve, which is unsuitable for wheelchair users. In places it will include narrow paths, steps, and stiles. Please note that dogs, with the exception of guide dogs, are not permitted on this section of Shapwick Heath.
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