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St Mary's Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.15811, -1.04946

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Comma +20 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Mucklands Lanepublic footpath · 553 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 553 mPath type: service
Hooker's Pathpublic footpath · 202 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route134 m
Named routeRef 224Length 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield 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
Tinker's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 833 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 833 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Wadgett's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 89 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 89 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track
Wadgett's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 105 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 105 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The church path at St Mary, Bentworth

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The church path at St Mary, Bentworth

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