Plan your visit
Getting here
51.07134, -1.74162
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: Clarendon Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Clarendon WayWalking route▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Old Sarum WayWalking route▾
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route▾
The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way
🚴Cycling
v78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Route 24Cycling route▾
National BywayCycling route▾
The Golden WayCycling route▾
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
🚵Mountain biking
v4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
NCN 45 linkMountain bike route▾
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route▾
NCN 45 linkMountain bike route▾
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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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