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LAKE HOUSE

26 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

51.14809, -1.81141

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Rook
  • ✦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

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Rook, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: LAKE HOUSE; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Rook, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Drake, Blue-winged Olive, Limnius volckmari +125 more · last seen 2023; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 45Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route88 m
Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 45 linkMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hungerford Lanebyway open to all traffic · 194 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 194 mPath type: track
Spring Bottombyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tumulus with distant view of Lake House

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumulus with distant view of Lake House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southmill Hill Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Great Amber Way ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦AMESBURY ABBEYHistoric site3.4 km→✦HEALE HOUSEHistoric site2.4 km→✦Lake Barrow Group, North Kite earthwork enclosure, four sections of linear boundary, and a bowl barrow within the North KiteHistoric site2.6 km→✦Normanton Down BarrowsHistoric site2.9 km→