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CASTLE ASHBY

434 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome434 ha

Getting here

52.21771, -0.74314

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About CASTLE ASHBY

Castle Ashby, often Castle Ashby House is a country house at Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the seats of the Marquess of Northampton. The house, church, formal gardens and landscaped park are Grade I listed.

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CastleGrade I listed building

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
N/ACycling route84 m
Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route483 m
Named routeLength 483 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 539Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route500 m
Named routeRef 539Length 500 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route63 m
Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Out-of-season garden centre and tearoom, Castle Ashby Gardens

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Out-of-season garden centre and tearoom, Castle Ashby Gardens

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle Ashby GardensUrban park600 m→🌱Chase ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Earls Barton Pocket ParkUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→✦Castle Ashby HouseHistoric site800 m→⛪St Margaret ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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