Getting here
50.83057, -2.29271
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
17
2 named nearby · 15 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
42
42 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway · Walking0
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) · Walking0
North Dorset Cycle Way · Cycling0
About this historic site
Grade II* registered historic park and garden
Wildlife to spot
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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
✓ 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
✦Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of HiltonHistoric site700 m→🌱Jubilee OrchardUrban park1.8 km→✦Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrowsHistoric site1.5 km→✦Small multivallate hillfort called Rawlsbury CampHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park1.8 km→✦Deserted town of Milton AbbasHistoric site1.7 km→