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✦ Historic site
Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains
5 ha
Getting here
52.56482, -0.70805
Best for
6 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Playgrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Rutland)
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Rutland Round
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
7
2 named nearby · 5 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Jurassic Way · Walking142 km
National Byway (Northamptonshire) · Cycling0
Rutland Round · Walking105 km
National Byway (Rutland) · Cycling0
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 186m
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Playground
161m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds100 m→✦Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede HouseHistoric site200 m→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪All Hallows' ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→