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High Cross Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.33764, -0.74199

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Syritta pipiens, Platycheirus albimanus +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Syritta pipiens, Platycheirus albimanus +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Shalbourne Risepublic footpath · 113 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Farnborough DERACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cove LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackwater Valley Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef blueLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High Cross Church & Café: entrance

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

High Cross Church & Café: entrance

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Frimley Lodge ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Sandhurst Memorial ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Heatherside Recreation GroundUrban park3.1 km→

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