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ELTON HALL

140 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageBirdsWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome140 ha

Getting here

52.52356, -0.40088

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About ELTON HALL

Elton Hall is a country house in Elton, Cambridgeshire. It has been the ancestral home of the Proby family since 1660.

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Country houseGrade I listed building

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Heritage

Grade I listed building: ELTON HALL; Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Goosander +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Mammals — Badger · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Great Willowherb, Hawthorn +175 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route92 m
Named routeLength 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 53Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route188 m
Named routeLength 188 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gothic Orangery at Elton Hall

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gothic Orangery at Elton Hall

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