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STONELEIGH ABBEY

✦ Ancient woodland392 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Stoneleigh Abbey · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessDogs welcome392 ha

Getting here

52.34124, -1.52391

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Best for

3 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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22 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Stare Bridgepublic footpath · 76 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Vicarage Roadpublic footpath · 69 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Rocky Lanepublic footpath · 241 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 241 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
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Cycling

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35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km▾

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rocky Lanebridleway · 292 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 292 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Rocky Lanebridleway · 54 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 54 mPath type: bridleway

About this historic site

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Stoneleigh Abbey

📷 Wikipedia · Stoneleigh Abbey · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stoneleigh Abbey

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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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Parking

4 nearby · 61m

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Abbey FieldsUrban park4.1 km→✦Kenilworth AbbeyHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Whitley Common (south)Urban park4.9 km→✦Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardensHistoric site4.6 km→