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🌱 Urban park

Gold Hill Common

17 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.60444, -0.56457

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Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Chiltern Heritage Trail

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Milton Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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12 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 12)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Chiltern Hillpublic footpath · 117 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mPath type: residential
Chiltern Hillpublic footpath · 41 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mPath type: residential
Tunmers Endpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

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30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Beeches CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Uxbridge Road service road to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route

About this urban park

Gold Hill Common is a urban park covering 17 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Beacon on Gold Hill Common

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beacon on Gold Hill Common

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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

8 nearby · 240m

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Playground

2 · 139m 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

🌱St. Peter's GardenUrban park500 m→🌱St Peter's GardenUrban park500 m→🌱Chalfont St Peter ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Chiltern Open Air MuseumUrban park3.9 km→🌱Cheena MeadowUrban park1.6 km→🌱Belfry Avenue Open SpaceUrban park5 km→