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Allensford

📷 Colin Edgar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.84711, -1.87798

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Best for

4 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 335 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 335 mPath type: footway
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 112 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mSurface unpavedIncline 0%Path type: footway
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

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67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route▾

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾

NCN 7 Workington link

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

About this urban park

Allensford is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Allensford Picnic Area

📷 Colin Edgar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allensford Picnic Area

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

2 nearby · Free · 168m

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Playground

191m away

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Toilets

233m 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

🌱Allensford ParkUrban park0 m→✦Allensford blast furnaceHistoric site100 m→🌱The Heaps Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Genesis Way ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Blackhill & Consett ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Fawcett ParkUrban park2.2 km→