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Chapel of St John the Baptist

1 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.63074, -0.82141

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Launde Abbey Retreat House And Conference Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Witch's Butter, Yellow Brain, Crystal Brain +22 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Witch's Butter, Yellow Brain, Crystal Brain +22 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Scarce Chaser, Common Darter, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scarce Chaser, Common Darter, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Detail of a sculpture at Launde Abbey

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Detail of a sculpture at Launde Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park100 m→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park100 m→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.2 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site4.2 km→

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