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Newenham Abbey

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.77153, -3.01135

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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
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oedemera femoralis, Dock Bug +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oedemera femoralis, Dock Bug +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax · last seen 2022; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 31 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
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Lear Lanepublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mPath type: residential
Abbey Lanepublic footpath · 342 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 342 mPath type: service
Abbey Closepublic footpath · 106 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 2Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 2Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland near Newenham Abbey

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland near Newenham Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jubilee FieldUrban park1 km→🦉TRINITY HILLNature reserve2.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→🐄Mole Avon Country StoresVisitor farm900 m→✦Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury FarmHistoric site1 km→🐄Axe Valley Wildlife ParkVisitor farm1.4 km→

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