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✦ Historic site

Stapleford deserted medieval village and ice house

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.75816, -0.79666

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Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route687 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route143 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.9 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 9.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Stapleford Park Miniature Railway

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stapleford Park Miniature Railway

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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
✦ AncientFree 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

✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site700 m→🐄Ferneley's Milk HutVisitor farm3.9 km→🐄Ferneley’s Dairy Barn CaféVisitor farm3.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦Moor Lane moated site, WhissendineHistoric site4.3 km→