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Corinium Roman town

49 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

About Corinium Roman town

Corinium Dobunnorum was the Romano-British settlement at Cirencester in the present-day English county of Gloucestershire. Its 2nd-century walls enclosed the second-largest area of a city in Roman Britain. It was the tribal capital of the Dobunni and is usually thought to have been the capital of the Diocletian-era province of Britannia Prima.

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Archaeological sitescheduled monument

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldcrest and Nuthatch
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • Madeleines — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Matthews Walkpublic footpath · 272 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 272 mPath type: footway
Riverside Walkpublic footpath · 365 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 365 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Riverside Walkpublic footpath · 273 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 273 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route592 m
Named routeRef 45Length 592 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km
Named routeRef 45Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 45Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Love Lanerestricted byway · 184 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 184 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary
Love Lanerestricted byway · 330 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 330 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary

Wildlife to spot

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