Plan your visit
HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessDogs welcome283 ha
Getting here
51.12321, -1.20042
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
St Swithun's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km▾
Named routeRef 23Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route466 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 466 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route599 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
v5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vMountain biking
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴Horse riding
v3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Grade II* registered historic park and garden
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
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Parking
2 nearby · 165m
✓ 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
✦Multi-period site in Micheldever WoodHistoric site3.2 km→✦Multi-period site in Itchen WoodHistoric site3.3 km→✦Abbotstone medieval villageHistoric site2 km→✦Deserted village of AbbotstoneHistoric site2 km→✦Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near AlresfordHistoric site2.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→