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Standing cross, Clowne

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📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.27364, -1.26444

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 262m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +21 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Ivy, Gorse +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Ivy, Gorse +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
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Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
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The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
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The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
John Streetpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: service
John Streetpublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clowne Market Cross

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clowne Market Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275Historic site4.6 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183Historic site4.6 km→🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦BARLBOROUGH HALLHistoric site3 km→🦉NORBRIGGS FLASHNature reserve4.6 km→✦Creswell CragsHistoric site4.5 km→

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