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Marden Chapel

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.12684, -2.68959

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Farmer Johns Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Café

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Red Currant, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cudweed, Bee Orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cudweed, Bee Orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Badger TrailWalking route
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Deer TrailWalking route
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Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Withington to Stanford Bishop)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marden chapel

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Queenswood Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🦉QUEENSWOODNature reserve4.1 km→🏞️QUEENSWOODCountry park4.1 km→🌱Queenswood Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Hampton Court Castle - Gardens & ParklandUrban park4.8 km→✦Sutton Walls (camp)Historic site1.5 km→

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