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Holdenby Manor and gardens

12 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.30178, -0.98625

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Toilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Snout +145 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Snout +145 more · last seen 2022

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, Capillary Thread-moss +25 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Redshank, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +25 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

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

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

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holdenby-All Saints Church

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holdenby-All Saints Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Althorp ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Dallington Gateway ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦ALTHORPHistoric site2.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Creaton Dog Walking ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Hollowell Pocket ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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