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Old Sulby medieval settlement

15 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.42787, -1.03813

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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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +112 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +112 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bugle, Timothy, Cuckooflower +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bugle, Timothy, Cuckooflower +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Blackthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional 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

Sulby: Site of the medieval village of Old Sulby

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sulby: Site of the medieval village of Old Sulby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Welford Pocket ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey FarmHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Dog ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉NORTH KILWORTHNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Milllennium GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Welford Recreational ParkUrban park2 km→

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