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Historic site

Bordesley Abbey

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

Getting here

52.31664, -1.93020

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free87%

playground, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Free58%

Named hiking route nearby: Miller's Trail

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6

4 named nearby · 2 public paths

Named routePublic access
🚴

Cycling

88

88 named nearby

Named route
🐴

Horse riding

6

6 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
National Cycle Network Route 5 · Cycling0
Route SR · Cycling0
Route 55 · Cycling0
N/A · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Abbey Fish Ponds-Bordesley Abbey

Abbey Fish Ponds-Bordesley Abbey

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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

Mill View coffee bar · 283m

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 449m

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Playground

240m 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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Nearby places

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