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Farnham Castle

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Blue Tit, Starling +33 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Blue Tit, Starling +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 60 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wellesley Green RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Friars Fieldpublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface concreteIncline upPath type: steps
Friars Fieldpublic footpath · 41 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Lion and Lamb Waypublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Cycle RouteLocal cycle route
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Park Lanebridleway · 92 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Old Park Lanebridleway · 558 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 558 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Old Park Lanebridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Old Park Lanebridleway · 88 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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