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Harting Congregational Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.97070, -0.88307

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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· FreeToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Solomon's-seal, Common Toadflax +193 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Solomon's-seal, Common Toadflax +193 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Blackthorn, White Dead-nettle +22 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Syrphus +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Syrphus +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
NCN 22/222 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Petersfield - QECP/SDWCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Petersfield Off Road Cycle TrailMountain 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
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Memorial within Harting Congregational Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Memorial within Harting Congregational Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Avenue Playing FieldsUrban park4.9 km→🦉HARTING DOWNNature reserve2.1 km→✦UPPARKHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Petersfield HeathUrban park4.5 km→✦Harting Beacon Hilltop Enclosure.Historic site2.6 km→🌱South GardensUrban park500 m→

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