Snooks' Covert

Walk into Snooks' Covert near Glastonbury and you're immediately wrapped in proper woodland - the kind where light filters through in green-gold streaks and the ground's soft underfoot with decades of leaf mulch. It's a forest rather than a formal nature reserve, which means it feels genuinely wild without being intimidating.

The appeal here is straightforward: if you want to stretch your legs without maps or waymarking obsession, this delivers. The canopy's thick enough that even on bright days it stays cool. You'll spot the usual Somerset woodland suspects - oak, ash, hazel - and if you're lucky, a flash of movement that reminds you there's actual wildlife about. Families with young kids find it manageable, though there's nothing specifically laid on for entertainment. Walkers treating it as a leg-stretcher between exploring Glastonbury itself get the most from it.

Allow an hour, maybe ninety minutes if you're the dawdling type. No visitor facilities that I'm aware of, so sort yourself out in town first. The real value is as a breathing space - somewhere to reset between the tourist intensity of Glastonbury's high street and the hype around Glastonbury Tor.

Stay at Tall Trees Glamping, Old Oaks Touring, or Orchard Farm Luxury Glamping just down the road, and you've got easy access to the forest as a morning walk before heading into the town proper. It's the kind of place that doesn't demand hours, but it's worth knowing about.