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St Mary in Arden Church

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.48047, -0.91067

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About St Mary in Arden Church

St Mary in Arden Church is a ruined church on Bowden Road in Market Harborough, England. Although it was established before the 13th century, the Grade II listed remains are part of the later 17th-century church built on the same site.

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Sandwich Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Banded Demoiselle, Small Tortoiseshell +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Banded Demoiselle, Small Tortoiseshell +127 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Yellow-rattle, Meadow Buttercup +125 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Yellow-rattle, Meadow Buttercup +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +17 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 64Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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The ruined church of St Mary in Arden

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The ruined church of St Mary in Arden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Little Bowden ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Welland ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park700 m→🌱Welland ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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