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Historic site

Site of St Mary's Abbey

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

Getting here

51.98979, -2.16087

Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Free76%

Historic site

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

42

4 named nearby · 38 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

30

30 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Gloucestershire Way · Walking161 km
Shakespeare's Avon Way · Walking142 km
Mercian Way · Cycling0
Route 41 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Perry Hill · 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

Café

The Abbey Tea Rooms · 114m

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Parking

Vineyards · Paid · 148m

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Picnic spot

2 · 262m away

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Playground

217m away

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Toilets

187m away

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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