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John o'Gaunt's House

12 ha

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.08889, -0.06726

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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
  • ✦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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington Longer WalkWalking route5.2 km

A longer walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Shedbury Lanepublic footpath · 434 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 434 mPath type: track
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route209 m
Named routeLength 209 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route356 m
Named routeLength 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route23 m
Named routeLength 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route109 m
Named routeLength 109 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route70 m
Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from Fen Road near Haygate Farm

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Fen Road near Haygate Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Steeple Morden Conservation AreaUrban park4.8 km→✦US Airforce MemorialHistoric site2.3 km→⛳Whaddon Golf CentreGolf course2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Deserted village of Clapton (site of) N of Croydon HouseHistoric site4.3 km→⛪Royston Evangelical ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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