Where is Bishop's Pond?
Bishop's Pond is a small wooded area (0.26 hectares) on the east side of Normandy Way, immediately north of Cottage Mews, with access (when working parties are in progress) from Cottage Mews, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1RJ (UK).
You can find us:
- from Normandy Way: enter Cottage Mews (the pond is then on the left, opposite no. 1 Cottage Mews on the right; there is parking in front of the long wall ahead of you) and go through the gate in the hedge on the left, between the street lamp and the car ports outside no. 12, or
- from Green Lane (on foot or by bike; no access by car): follow the gravel track which branches off just west of the bridge over Sweatford's Water, go through the gate into Cottage Mews and then through the gate in the hedge on the right, after the car ports outside no. 12 and before the street lamp.
If you use your phone or sat-nav to find us, the postcode is SP6 1RJ. If you like What3Words, go to ///fingernails.paving.roughest (which is also a reminder to wear gloves and stout shoes!)
This page contains two maps of the area, produced by the OpenStreetMap project. If these don't display properly on your device or browser, you can also try these links:
- Google Maps (the outline of Bishop's Pond in the centre of the map is not accurate as it includes the separate moat surrounding the former Woodfidley Manor, now a private property)
- Google Maps (aerial photo) (the pond is hidden under the trees!)
- Google Street View (the entrance gate is in the hedge in the centre)
You should be able to drag this map around and scroll to make it larger or smaller:
Click on the map below for a larger version (on some devices, you can click or tap again to enlarge it further,
but you can't move around in it):
