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Merdon Castle

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📷 Peter Facey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.03665, -1.40122

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Turkish Hazel, Dwarf Neckera +1 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Turkish Hazel, Dwarf Neckera +1 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 23 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 23Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 23Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
WestwoodMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Merdon Castle

📷 Peter Facey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hursley Deer ParkHistoric site1.4 km→🏞️FARLEY MOUNTCountry park3.1 km→✦CRANBURY PARKHistoric site4.3 km→🦉CRAB WOODNature reserve3.7 km→🌱Olivers Battery Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→✦Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley ParkHistoric site1.9 km→

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