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Breadsall Priory Hotel Golf and Country Club

36 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

52.97865, -1.44093

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Glow-worm, Volucella inanis, Welsh Chafer +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route389 m
Named routeRef 54Length 389 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route945 m
Named routeRef 54Length 945 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Toad Lanebridleway · 115 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 115 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Toad Lanebridleway · 178 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Toad Lanebridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Toad Lanebridleway · 35 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Toad Lanebridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface cobblestonePath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On the Midshires Way, down to Horsley Carr

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On the Midshires Way, down to Horsley Carr

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