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🌱 Urban park

The Public Gardens

Getting here

51.14766, -0.97946

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 224

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: St Swithun's Way

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Mountain biking

Varies60%

Named MTB route nearby: Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5

3 named nearby · 2 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

34

34 named nearby

Named route
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Mountain biking

2

2 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

St Swithun's Way · Walking0
Hangers Way · Walking0
Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail · Mountain bike0
Yarnhams Farm · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this urban park

The Public Gardens is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alton Public Gardens: January 2023

Alton Public Gardens: January 2023

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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

Café

5 nearby · 148m

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Parking

Lady Place Car Park · Paid · 76m

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Toilets

2 · 56m 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