Domesday Oak

Domesday Oak

Ashton Courts Domesday Oak (or Doomsday Oak) is thought to be about 700 years old.

Unlike most of the old oak trees on the Ashton Court Estate its been given a 'little' help - with supporting timbers and wires holding the central trunk together.

From the Leigh Woods entrance car park (the golf course), walk back along the roadway you came in by, at the first junction turn right.

Continue on down the roadway, the doomsday oak is below the roadway in the first group of trees that get very close to the road. Approx. 800m (½ mile) distance from the car park.

If you approach from the mansion car park, walk on the roadway above the mansion until you reach the driveway that goes down to the mansion. Then go up on the gated path nearly opposite the driveway. The Summerhouse Plantation trees should be close by on your right and above.

The balloon launch site is to your left as you walk up the slope, in the very early mornings you may see some balloon launches or a test inflation by Camerons Balloons.