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St Augustine's Abbey

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 216m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tangley Fieldpublic footpath · 121 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mPath type: service
Vera's Pathpublic footpath · 98 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mSurface gravelPath type: path
🚴

Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Summer MadnessMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Northern MonkeyMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Charlie Bronson (Gunbucket)Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Lovely LegsMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

43 public paths nearby

Public paths
Great Tangleybridleway · 248 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 248 mSurface dirtPath type: residential
Great Tangleybridleway · 368 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 368 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Great Tangleybridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface dirtPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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