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Remains of St Pancras Church, Pancras Lane

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📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.51328, -0.09194

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About Remains of St Pancras Church, Pancras Lane

St Pancras, Soper Lane, was a parish church in the City of London, in England. Of medieval origin, it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.

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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
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route
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Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
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Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
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Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
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Cycling

550 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
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LCN 22Cycling route
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Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route
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Route QCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

View up Sise Lane from Queen Victoria Street

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View up Sise Lane from Queen Victoria Street

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🌱London FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Mile End ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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