Chertsey Abbey fish ponds
Getting here
51.39503, -0.50336
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ☕Ohanas Café - Bistro — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- ☕Ohanas Café - Bistro — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Eupeodes luniger, Field Grasshopper +139 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Eupeodes luniger, Field Grasshopper +139 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marsh Yellow-cress, Maidenhair Spleenwort · last seen 2024; Plants — Marsh Yellow-cress, Maidenhair Spleenwort · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route
avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton
Memorial Route, RunnymedeWalking route3.7 km
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Church Walkpublic footpath · 127 m
Abbey Greenpublic footpath · 21 m
Monks Walkpublic footpath · 288 m
🚴Cycling
116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Woking and Egham link
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Route 4Cycling route
National Cycle Network route 4 Chertsey/Weybridge braidCycling route
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Ferry Lanebridleway · 759 m
Ferry Lanebridleway · 2 m
Ferry Lanebridleway · 12 m
Abbey Bridgebridleway · 11 m
Ferry Lanebridleway · 234 m
Wildlife to spot
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