Getting here
50.74896, -4.51824
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
15
1 named nearby · 14 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
15
15 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 11: Bude to Crackington Haven) · Walking0
Route 3 · Cycling527.7 km
UK:National Cycle Network · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Penhallam Manor is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 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
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St MaryHistoric site1.2 km→✦Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury CampHistoric site100 m→✦Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfortHistoric site400 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Round 310m south of Mill FarmHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Neot's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→