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✦ Historic site
Yielden Castle: a motte and bailey castle, fishponds and associated enclosures
6 ha
Getting here
52.29134, -0.51503
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Playgrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Three Shires Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
18
2 named nearby · 16 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
5
5 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Three Shires Way · Walking79 km
North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail · Walking70 km
National Byway (Beds) · Cycling0
East Northamptonshire Greenway · Cycling0
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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
Facilities
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Parking
2 nearby · 222m
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Playground
285m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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