Glade
← Back

Historic site

Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains

✦ Ancient woodland98 ha

Getting here

52.58102, 1.29065

Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Free76%

Historic site

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

28

25 named nearby · 3 public paths

Named routePublic access
🚴

Cycling

47

47 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Purple Pedalway · Cycling0
Blue Pedalway · Cycling0
Orange Pedalway · Cycling0
Edith Cavell Pilgrimage · Cycling22.5 km
Main Route · Cycling
N/A · Cycling

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from the south wall of Venta Icenorum

View from the south wall of Venta Icenorum

1 / 22

🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

🅿️

Parking

Caistor Roman Town CarPark · Paid · 179m

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km