Plan your visit
Visit Heal Somerset
Key information
Lower West Barn Farm, Bindon Lane, Witham Friary, BA11 5HH
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Open 24/7, with staff on site 9am-5pm Monday to Friday
£3 a day, must be pre-booked here
No pets, service dogs are welcome
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Free entry, with a suggested voluntary donation of £5-£10
Travel information can be found further down the page.
The site is not yet wheelchair friendly (we are working on this)*
Portable toilets on site, no accessible toilets (we are working on this)
* The Somerset site now has an all-terrain tramper available for free hire. If you'd like to borrow it, please email heal@healrewilding.org.uk at least a week before your visit. We ask this so that we can make sure someone is on site to show you where it is and how it works.
What to expect
Heal Somerset began its recovery from its ecologically depleted state at the beginning of 2023 and nature here is already beginning to bounce back. When visiting, you'll hopefully experience some of the varied wildlife we have on site, but even if the creatures are elusive on the day you come, we know you will still find the site a beautiful, peaceful and restorative place to be.
The site is in a very quiet rural area but we want to make visitors aware that there is a train line which runs along the valley, with trains passing through from time to time. We support train travel as a means of transport and the sound of the trains is brief, so we hope you embrace their passing by, as we do. Train lines are also great wildlife corridors!
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Travel
The Heal Somerset site is located at Lower West Barn Farm, Bindon Lane, Witham Friary, BA11 5HH.
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Please note that the postcode takes you to the wrong place. If the ‘postcode place’ is on the right, keep going another few hundred metres and look for the parking signs indicating the parking area on the right. If the postcode place is on the left, you have gone past us!
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The what3words address for the car park is ///nitrogen.clings.skirting. Please note that there have been a few instances where people have struggled to find us using what3words.
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If you have problems finding Heal Somerset, please call 01749 684757 so we can help.
Travelling here by car
Heal Somerset is just outside the village of Witham Friary, halfway between Frome and Bruton and less than 15 minutes' drive from the Frome/Zeals turnoff on the A303.
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Please note that Heal Somerset is in a quiet, rural location, with small and windy roads. With this in mind, we ask that you drive slowly and carefully on your way to and from our site.
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Parking
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If you visit by car, you must pre-book your parking as we have limited parking on site and are managing visitor numbers carefully to respect the quiet rural nature of the locality. Please also note that there is no other available parking in the immediate locality. This includes verges, lay-bys and on street parking.
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Parking costs £3 per day, and the income from this will be directly used to support site operations.
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If you are booked onto a tour or have booked a campsite pitch, a parking space is included.
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To benefit and protect wildlife, our site is dog-free in all areas.
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To book your parking space, please click on the button below which will redirect you to our booking system.
Travelling here by bike or public transport
If you wish to travel to us by bike, please note that we do not yet have any bike storage facilities. Bikes can be left in the car park at owner's own risk.
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Unfortunately, due to the rural location of the site, the public transport links are limited. Castle Cary is the main station with the most frequent trains, including from London, and that is about 25 minutes away by taxi. The closest train stations are in Frome and Bruton, which are both about 15 minutes away by taxi.
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There are not usually taxis waiting at these stations - we recommend that taxis are pre-booked to meet a train.
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Taxi services
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Taxis may only take cash - please check when you book.
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Ace Taxis, Gillingham - 01747 441612
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Taxi4You, Wincanton - 07598 108317 (bigger cars available and they take card)
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A2B Taxis, Westbury - 07980 804742 (bigger cars available and they take card)
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Craig's Taxi, Castle Cary - 07563 612473
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Anzford Cars, Castle Cary - 07831 249441
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Andy's Cabs, Frome - 07949 717277
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Domyan Cars - 07446 897660 (airport transfer, local and out of area journeys)
What to wear/bring
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​We recommend that you wear sturdy shoes or walking boots suitable for rough, uneven ground and wellingtons in the winter or if the weather has been very wet in the days leading up to your visit. If the forecast is wet, bring a waterproof jacket.
To reduce the chance of ticks finding their way inside clothing (from March to October), we recommend long trousers tucked into socks. If the forecast is hot, it's best to wear layers including a light cotton shirt or t-shirt and please bring sun cream and potentially a hat.
We also recommend bringing a water bottle, preferably a reusable one. You will be able to top it up at the site.
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Accommodation
Below are some nearby accommodation options. Please note, we haven't tried these all ourselves!
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Hotels
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Premier Inn, Frome
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Bistro Lotte, Frome
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Number One, Bruton
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At The Chapel, Bruton
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The Newt in Somerset, Bruton
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Guesthouses and bed & breakfasts
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Knoll Hill Farm, Trudoxhill
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The Old Stables, Shepton Mallet
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Self-catering accommodation
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Camp with us at Heal Somerset!
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Moorleaze, Witham Friary
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42 Acres, Witham Friary