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🌱 Urban park

Franks Park

32 ha

Getting here

51.48750, 0.15928

Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Green Chain Walk section 2

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

34

34 named nearby

Named route
🚴

Cycling

247

247 named nearby

Named route
🚵

Mountain biking

1

1 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 link · Walking0
Ingreborne Valley Way · Cycling0
LOOP link to Slade Green station · Walking0
LOOP link to Crayford station · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this urban park

Franks Park is a urban park covering 32 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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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

🅿️

Parking

2 nearby · 277m

🛝

Playground

72m 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