Getting here
51.89112, 0.90234
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Heritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Colchester Orbital Spoke (North)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
67
16 named nearby · 51 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
155
155 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Colchester Orbital West B · Walking0
Colchester Orbital West A · Walking0
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North) · Walking0
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West) · Walking0
N/A · Cycling
Alternative Route · Cycling
St Nicholas Passage · public footpath
Scheregate · public footpath
Quakers Alley · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
Ten Museum Street · 134m
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Parking
Colchester High Street · Paid · 131m
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Picnic spot
3 · 190m away
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Playground
2 · 178m away
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Toilets
4 · 148m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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