Getting here
52.41234, 0.76158
Best for
7 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Playgrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 13
Mountain biking
Varies72%Named MTB route nearby: Peddars Way Cycle Route
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
28
22 named nearby · 6 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
35
35 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Icknield Way Path · Walking169 km
Hereward Way · Walking0
Santon Downham Circular · Walking4 km
Thetford Architecture Trail · Walking2.5 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Green Lane · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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
🅿️
Parking
Castle Street · Free · 363m
🧺
Picnic spot
54m away
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Playground
297m 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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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Melford CommonUrban park200 m→🌱Upper Melford CommonUrban park400 m→🌱Thetford's Forgotten GardenUrban park500 m→🌱Castle ParkUrban park500 m→✦Site of Saxon town: Nuns' Bridges open spaceHistoric site800 m→✦Thetford Cluniac priory including a World War II ‘Blacker Bombard’ spigot mortar emplacementHistoric site1.4 km→