🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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
7 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡
Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling
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14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route▾
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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
🐴
Horse riding
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7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cornhill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 356 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 356 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
