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St Mary's Church

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.83666, -1.11358

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Café on site — 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· PaidToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Redshank +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Redshank +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Gosport to Portsmouth

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

165 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
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lych gate and St Mary's church, Portchester

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lych gate and St Mary's church, Portchester

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Portchester CastleUrban park200 m→🌱Horsea Island Country ParkUrban park900 m→🌱College ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱College ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Leesland ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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