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Deserted medieval village at King's Hill

3 ha

📷 E Gammie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.36810, -1.51869

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Eupeodes, Swollen-thighed Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Eupeodes, Swollen-thighed Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing land, King's Hill Lane

📷 E Gammie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing land, King's Hill Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️RYTON POOLSCountry park4.9 km→✦Kenilworth AbbeyHistoric site5 km→🌱Abbey FieldsUrban park5 km→✦STONELEIGH ABBEYHistoric site3 km→

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