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Bishop's Palace

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.78066, -1.48351

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Euophryum confine, Common Blue Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Euophryum confine, Common Blue Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Common Couch, Yorkshire-fog +27 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Common Couch, Yorkshire-fog +27 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Meadowsweet

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Windrush PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Farm Mill Lanepublic footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Church Lanepublic footpath · 115 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mPath type: residential
The Leyspublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Farm Mill Lanerestricted byway · 8 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 8 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: unclassified
Farm Mill Lanerestricted byway · 192 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 192 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Farm Mill Lanerestricted byway · 12 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 12 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: unclassified
Farm Mill Lanerestricted byway · 88 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Farm Mill Lanerestricted byway · 21 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 21 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Remains of Bishop's Palace - off Church Green

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Remains of Bishop's Palace - off Church Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, CoggesHistoric site500 m→🌱Langel CommonUrban park600 m→✦norcon 1 of 3Historic site700 m→🌱Witney Lake and Country ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Unterhaching ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Unterhaching ParkUrban park900 m→

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