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Wherwell Priory

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📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.16449, -1.44106

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis intricaria, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis intricaria, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Route Andover 38dWalking route
Named routeRef Andover 38d
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
New Barn Lanepublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
New Barn Lanepublic footpath · 647 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 647 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Town centre to rail stationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West AndoverCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover-MonxtonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
AndoverCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Danebury Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.

Named routeListed length 24 miHampshire off Road cycle trails
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Peter And The Holy Cross, Wherwell: churchyard (d)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Peter And The Holy Cross, Wherwell: churchyard (d)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Field system on Hazel Down 850m north of Hazeldown FarmHistoric site3.1 km→🦉LADIES WALK DOWNNature reserve4.5 km→🌱West DownUrban park1.7 km→🐄Leckford Estate Farm ShopVisitor farm3.1 km→✦The Andyke, BransburyHistoric site3.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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