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Southwick Priory (rems)

📷 Tim Sheerman-Chase · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.87218, -1.10779

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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
  • 🛝Playground 300m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Red-legged Partridge +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Red-legged Partridge +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruins of Southwick Priory

📷 Tim Sheerman-Chase · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Ruins of Southwick Priory

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Portchester CastleUrban park3.8 km→🌱Horsea Island Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Cosham ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Cosham ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦Fort NelsonHistoric site2.5 km→🌱High View ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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