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Millfields Picnic Area

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.04591, -1.63138

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Best for

4 activities

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

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Carsington Water Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Eadric's Way (blue)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 15Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route194 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

About this urban park

Millfields Picnic Area is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Snow-covered picnic area at Millfields Car Park

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snow-covered picnic area at Millfields Car Park

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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

Millfields · Paid · 9m

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Toilets

64m 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

✦Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundariesHistoric site4.1 km→💧Carsington WaterReservoir1.6 km→💧Carsington WaterReservoir1.6 km→✦Atlow moated site, enclosures and causewayHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→