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St John's Church

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.01280, -1.08945

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Cuppacheeno — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanustilospora ari, Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Phoma saxifragarum +6 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Melanustilospora ari, Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Phoma saxifragarum +6 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Dutton Estate Walk at Hinton AmpnerWalking route6.4 km

Explore Ralph Duttons vision for an estate, garden & house that would blend harmoniously into the surrounding Hampshire countryside. Admire all seasons from bluebells in spring to the autumn colours & wildlife from hares to rare barbastelle bats.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Love Lanepublic footpath · 188 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 188 mPath type: track
Floud Lanepublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
South Downs Way alternative route through WarnfordMountain bike route
Named route
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
East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km
Named routeLength 16 km
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Meon Valley Trailrestricted byway · 101 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 101 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St John's Church, West Meon

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John's Church, West Meon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, possible structure and Bronze Age ring ditch at land between the A32 and Marlands Lane, West Meon, HampshireHistoric site300 m→✦WARNFORD PARKHistoric site1.9 km→✦Old Winchester Hill Iron Age FortHistoric site3.6 km→✦Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester HillHistoric site3.6 km→✦Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon HillHistoric site3.7 km→✦Boundary earthwork and barrow at SheepbridgeHistoric site1.1 km→

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