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NEWSTEAD ABBEY

✦ Ancient woodland287 ha

Getting here

53.07758, -1.19133

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Robin Hood Way

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11

2 named nearby · 9 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

27

27 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Broxtowe Country Trail · Cycling0
Broxtowe Country Trail · Walking0
Route 6 · Cycling0
Robin Hood Way · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Hall Lane · public footpath
Hall Lane · public footpath

About this historic site

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newstead Abbey Gardens – Great Garden tunnel

Newstead Abbey Gardens – Great Garden tunnel

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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

1 nearby · 166m

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Parking

3 nearby · 376m

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Playground

56m away

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Toilets

138m away

✦ 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