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Hidcote Manor Garden

17 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.08390, -1.74605

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Song Thrush
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Winthrop's Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Redwing, Song Thrush, Moorhen +93 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Redwing, Song Thrush, Moorhen +93 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Monarch Waypublic footpath · 687 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 687 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hidcote Manor garden

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦HIDCOTE MANORHistoric site100 m→✦KIFTSGATE COURTHistoric site600 m→✦Campden House, formal Garden and associated Medieval cultivation earthworks.Historic site4.1 km→🌱Kiftsgate Court GardensUrban park500 m→✦Campden House, formal Garden and associated Medieval cultivation earthworks.Historic site4.1 km→🌱Meon Vale Leisure CentreUrban park4.3 km→