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Roves Farm & Visitor Centre

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

Farms
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.59536, -1.69630

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Best for

1 activity

Farm visits

Strong match

Farm shop

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
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The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill)Walking route6.4 km▾

Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route▾
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Cycling

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (45)Cycling route▾

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route▾
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Vale Cycle LinksCycling route▾
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Urban RoundCycling route27 km▾
Named routeRef URLength 27 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Dorcan RoundCycling route11.3 km▾
Named routeRef DRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Kingsdown LaneCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef KLLength 2.9 kmLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

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7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roves Lanebridleway · 711 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 711 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Priors Farley Lanebridleway · 761 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 761 mSurface dirtPath type: track

About this visitor farm

Roves Farm & Visitor Centre is a visitor farm.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Bridleway nearing Roves Farm

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway nearing Roves Farm

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

1 nearby · 253m

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Parking

2 nearby · 137m

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Farm visit

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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stanton Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Pentylands Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Stanton ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱Grange LeisureUrban park3.8 km→