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Market Cross

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlifeCycling
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.92993, -1.72261

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Best for

5 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Gloucestershire Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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11 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Fleece Alleypublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Talbot Squarepublic footpath · 89 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mPath type: residential
Church Walkpublic footpath · 98 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

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10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route84 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route225 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route437 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

About this historic site

Market Cross is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Market Cross and Hotel

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Market Cross and Hotel

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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

Facilities

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Café

The Old Bakery Tea Room · 106m

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Parking

Market Square · Free · 24m

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Toilets

157m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Market cross in Market SquareHistoric site0 m→✦AbbotswoodHistoric site1.2 km→✦Icomb campHistoric site3 km→✦EYFORD PARKHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Edward's ChurchReligious grounds100 m→✦Roman burials, medieval settlement remains and a later ditched enclosure east of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site1.6 km→