The Circle

The Circle: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Circle

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach The Circle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.54916, -1.79514. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Circle

• Bincknoll Castle · fort · Gloucestershire · ~7 km · Must-see
• Elmlea Meadows · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wayland's Smithy · fort · West Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Avebury · fort · Hampshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ashton Keynes Castle · fort · Gloucestershire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marlborough Castle · fort · West Berkshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Giant's Stair · fort · West Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dragon Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• The White Horse · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Badbury Hill · viewpoint · West Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cotswold Lakes · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Great Coxwell Barn · attraction · West Berkshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• South Cerney Cross · fort · Gloucestershire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kelmscott Manor · attraction · West Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Faringdon House · fort · West Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Malmesbury Castle · church · Gloucestershire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bowood House · fort · Wiltshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• King's Play Hill · viewpoint · Wiltshire · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Circle

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Circle

• Elmlea Meadows · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cotswold Lakes · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Letcombe Valley · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Siccaridge Wood · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~36 km · Must-see
• Three Groves Wood Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hitchcopse Pit · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Snows Farm Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dry Sandford Pit · sanctuary · West Berkshire · ~45 km · Must-see
• Juniper Hill · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~46 km · Must-see
• Knap House Quarry, Birdlip · sanctuary · Gloucestershire · ~48 km · Must-see

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