Plan your visit
PlayDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.94265, -1.55105
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Shakespeare's Way
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v5 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km▾
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km▾
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Distons Lanepublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
🚴Cycling
v7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route430 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route925 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 925 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴Horse riding
v4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this urban park
The Common is a urban park covering 3 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
6 nearby · Free · 330m
🧺
Picnic spot
2 · 262m away
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Playground
4 · 35m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱millennium gardenUrban park500 m→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site1.3 km→✦SARSDEN HOUSEHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Chipping Norton Baptist ChurchReligious grounds200 m→✦Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpondHistoric site300 m→✦CORNWELL MANORHistoric site3.7 km→