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Woodlands for forest bathing in North Somerset

7 places in North Somerset that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page.

Ashton Court Estate, Long AshtonAshton Court EstateAncient oaks, deer parks and woodland on 850 acres west of BristolPart of the Goblin Combe nature reserve near Cleeve, North SomersetGoblin CombeA damp wooded limestone gorge near Cleeve, with old yews and dormiceWoodland in Leigh Woods, beside the Avon GorgeLeigh WoodsGorge-edge woodland with veteran oaks, just over the Clifton Suspension BridgePrior's Wood near Portbury, North SomersetPrior’s WoodAncient lime, oak and hazel woodland near Portbury, with fine spring bluebellsA tree-lined avenue on the Tyntesfield estate near WraxallTyntesfieldAncient woodland, heritage trees and parkland around a Victorian Gothic houseWeston Big Wood near Portishead, North SomersetWeston Big WoodLarge ancient woodland of oak and small-leaved lime near PortisheadBeech trees in Weston Woods on Worlebury Hill, Weston-super-MareWeston WoodsWoodland on Worlebury Hill above Weston-super-Mare, with an Iron Age hillfort

Photos: Ashton Court Estate, Lewis Clarke (CC BY-SA 2.0); Goblin Combe, Adam Cli (CC BY-SA 4.0); Leigh Woods, Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0); Prior’s Wood, Hugh Venables (CC BY-SA 2.0); Tyntesfield, David Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0); Weston Big Wood, Lewis Clarke (CC BY-SA 2.0); Weston Woods, Philip Halling (CC BY-SA 2.0).