🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Gurnard Press — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Gurnard Press — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
Best for
11 activities
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Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km▾
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Estuary Newtown Walk, Isle of WightWalking route5.8 km▾
Stroll through the varied habitats of the islands only National Nature Reserve. Pass a Town Hall with a colourful past, discover butterflies in the meadows in summer or spy birds in cooler months. Steps & gentle ascents. Offers wheelchair accessible path.
Named routeLength 5.8 kmDuration 02:00-02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Gurnard Heightspublic footpath · 152 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mPath type: residential
Cow Lanepublic footpath · 297 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 297 mPath type: track
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Cycling
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32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Cowes (Route 4)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Stag Lane to Noke CommonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Cowes (Route 3)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
Named route
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst ForestMountain bike route▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Lepe Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
