The Coombes

The Coombes: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Coombes

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach The Coombes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.54284, -1.67231. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Coombes

• Wayland's Smithy · fort · West Berkshire · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Giant's Stair · fort · West Berkshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• The White Horse · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dragon Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Great Coxwell Barn · attraction · West Berkshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Badbury Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bincknoll Castle · fort · Gloucestershire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Faringdon House · fort · West Berkshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marlborough Castle · fort · West Berkshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Letcombe Valley · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kelmscott Manor · attraction · West Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel · fort · West Berkshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre · museum · West Berkshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter and Saint Paul · church · West Berkshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Avebury · fort · Hampshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elmlea Meadows · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Buckland House · fort · West Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• St Matthew's · church · West Berkshire · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Coombes

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Coombes

• Letcombe Valley · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elmlea Meadows · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cotswold Lakes · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hitchcopse Pit · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dry Sandford Pit · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thatcham Reedbed Nature Reserve · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~40 km · Must-see
• The Living Rain Forest · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wittenham Clumps · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Siccaridge Wood · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~45 km · Must-see
• Withymead · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~46 km · Must-see

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