Getting here
51.00396, -2.19996
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free87%playground, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: National Byway
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
28
3 named nearby · 25 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
19
19 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Fontmell Down walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs · Walking1.6 km
Wiltshire Cycleway · Cycling155 km
Route 25 · Cycling0
National Byway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Stoney Path · public footpath
About this urban park
The Park is a urban park.
Wildlife to spot
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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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Café
Costa · 253m
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Parking
Bell Street Car Park · Paid · 359m
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Playground
2 · 47m 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
🌱The ParkUrban park100 m→🌱The ParkUrban park200 m→✦Late Saxon urban area E of Castle HillHistoric site200 m→✦Melbury Beacon and circular enclosure on Melbury HillHistoric site3.3 km→✦Cross dyke and linear boundary on Melbury Hill and Compton DownHistoric site3.5 km→✦Shaftesbury AbbeyHistoric site100 m→