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The Priory

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.75306, -3.27825

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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
  • ☕The Bay Tree — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km

A circular route in the Otter Valley.

Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Saddlers Lanepublic footpath · 52 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Piccadilly Lanepublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Tar Lanepublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route46 m
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route242 m
Named routeRef 248Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route642 m
Named routeRef 248Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route358 m
Named routeRef 248Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route481 m
Named routeLength 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Priory, Ottery St Mary

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Priory, Ottery St Mary

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