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Winchcombe Abbey

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

Getting here

51.95346, -1.96793

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Free72%

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Cycling

Varies65%

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Oxon and Glos)

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

47

12 named nearby · 35 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

2

2 named nearby

Named route
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Horse riding

1

1 public path

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Gloucestershire Way · Walking161 km
Windrush Way · Walking22 km
Warden's Way · Walking22 km
Isbourne Way · Walking0
Mill Lane · public footpath
Abbots Leys Road · public footpath
Mill Lane · public footpath

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School, Winchcombe

Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School, Winchcombe

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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 Old Bakery Cafe · 225m

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Parking

Back Lane Car and Coach Park · Free · 117m

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Playground

194m away

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Toilets

154m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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