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Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains

1 ha

📷 Mihai Olaru · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.75165, -1.26276

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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
  • ☕Kelpie — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fisher Rowpublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface paving_stonesIncline downPath type: steps
Castle Mill Stream Walkpublic footpath · 41 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Jubilee Terracepublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains, view from the Mound (2), January 2019

📷 Mihai Olaru · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains, view from the Mound (2), January 2019

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🌱Cutteslowe and Sunnymead ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Cutteslowe ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park1.4 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sunnymead ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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