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Roman villa N of Bighton Wood

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📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.12340, -1.11195

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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

Best for

1 activity

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km
Named routeRef 23Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 224Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ox Drove Wayrestricted byway · 71 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 71 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Ox Drove Wayrestricted byway · 1.7 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Ox Drove Wayrestricted byway · 83 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 83 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath from Bighton Wood

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath from Bighton Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near AlresfordHistoric site3.8 km→✦OLD ALRESFORD HOUSEHistoric site4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱(walled garden)Urban park800 m→✦Godsfield ChapelHistoric site1.9 km→

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