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Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond

4 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.94460, -1.54925

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MARY

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Distons Lanepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route925 m
Named routeRef 442Length 925 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km
Named routeRef 442Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Motte and Bailey castle at Chipping Norton

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Motte and Bailey castle at Chipping Norton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The CommonUrban park300 m→🌱millennium gardenUrban park600 m→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site1.4 km→✦SARSDEN HOUSEHistoric site4.8 km→⛪Chipping Norton Baptist ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦CORNWELL MANORHistoric site3.8 km→