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HOLDENBY HOUSE

65 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome65 ha

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52.30366, -0.98733

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About HOLDENBY HOUSE

Holdenby House is a historic country house in Northamptonshire, traditionally pronounced, and sometimes spelt, Holmby. The house is situated in the parish of Holdenby, six miles (10 km) northwest of Northampton and close to Althorp. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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GardenGrade II* listed building

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Fungi — Jelly Ear, False Chanterelle

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Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Snout +155 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Snout +155 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Redshank, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed +26 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Redshank, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed +26 more · last seen 2020

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Pale Stagshorn, Russet Toughshank +6 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Pale Stagshorn, Russet Toughshank +6 more · last seen 2011

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 6Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 6Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 6Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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Holdenby House

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Althorp ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Dallington Gateway ParkUrban park5 km→✦ALTHORPHistoric site2.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Creaton Dog Walking ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Hollowell Pocket ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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