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✦ Historic site
Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remains
17 ha
Getting here
52.73307, -2.67997
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Shropshire Way - link
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
29
19 named nearby · 10 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
55
55 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
4
4 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 10 · Walking18.1 km
Mercian Way · Cycling0
River Reflections Walk, Attingham Park · Walking1.6 km
Food and Fungi Walk, Attingham Park · Walking1.6 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
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 · 219m
✓ 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
🌱Attingham ParkUrban park5 km→🌱The PleasureUrban park4.6 km→🐄Home Farm Attingham Open FarmVisitor farm5 km→✦Site discovered by aerial photographyHistoric site3.9 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton FarmHistoric site1.2 km→✦College of St Mary Magdalene at BattlefieldHistoric site3.5 km→