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Motte castle at Abinger Manor.

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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HeritagePlayWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.20214, -0.40691

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5 activities

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies65%

Named cycling route nearby: Surrey Cycleway

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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25 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

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Mole Gap TrailWalking route▾
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Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route▾
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Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route▾
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Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km▾
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m▾

A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
FP 15public footpath · 689 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 689 mPath type: track
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Cycling

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46 signed routes nearby

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Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

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Wookies HoleCycling route▾
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Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

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Im Still StandingCycling route▾
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RegurgitatorCycling route▾
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Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾

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Mountain biking

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45 signed routes nearby

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Son of CocoMountain bike route▾
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route▾
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DeleriumMountain bike route▾
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Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route▾
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Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route▾
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Secret GardenMountain bike route▾
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About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Motte, Abinger Manor

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Motte, Abinger Manor

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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

1 nearby · 135m

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Playground

143m 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

Useful places within 5 km

✦Abinger MotteHistoric site0 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park0 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park100 m→✦Large univallate hillfort at FeldayHistoric site1.4 km→✦Bowl barrow east of Leaser's BarnHistoric site2.2 km→✦Holmbury CampHistoric site3.1 km→