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Hermitage

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📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.57922, -0.28301

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • ✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hermitage, Brocklesby: an essential component of a voguish pleasure ground (1)

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hermitage, Brocklesby: an essential component of a voguish pleasure ground (1)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BROCKLESBY PARKHistoric site2 km→🌱Little Park HabroughUrban park3.4 km→✦Medieval settlement of CroxtonHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Brocklesby ParkUrban park1.1 km→✦Site of medieval nunnery and post-Dissolution house, Nun CothamHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Big Park HabroughUrban park3.6 km→

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