Getting here
51.29521, -1.33332
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Wayfarers Walk
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
6
4 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚵
Mountain biking
5
5 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
10
10 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Wayfarers Walk · Walking0
Test Way · Walking0
The Brenda Parker Way · Walking0
Watership Down Trail · Walking0
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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Parking
1 nearby · Free · 375m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦HIGHCLERE PARKHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Secret GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Monks GardenUrban park3.8 km→✦Three bowl barrows 410m north east of Thorn Down: three of the group known as Seven BarrowsHistoric site300 m→✦An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle HillHistoric site1.9 km→✦Length of Roman road in Bradley WoodHistoric site3.5 km→