Plan your visit
Getting here
51.03961, -1.76128
About LONGFORD CASTLE
Longford Castle is a Grade I listed country house on the banks of the River Avon south of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is the seat of the Earl of Radnor and an example of the Elizabethan prodigy house.
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Grey Heron
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Grey Heron
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Grey Heron, Cetti's Warbler +83 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: LONGFORD CASTLE; Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Grey Heron, Cetti's Warbler +83 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Campion, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hogweed +42 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Clarendon WayWalking route
Winchester to Salisbury
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route
The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way
Sarsen WayWalking route
Silver Streetpublic footpath · 347 m
Silver Streetpublic footpath · 253 m
🚴Cycling
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Route 24Cycling route
National BywayCycling route
The Golden WayCycling route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Old Vicarage Lanebridleway · 415 m
Wildlife to spot
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