🌱 Urban park

Friary Garden

0 ha

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.83986, -0.42308

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Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Humber to Tees

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Minster Way

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Minster WayWalking route80 km▾

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km▾

Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route

Golden Ball Passagepublic footpath · 82 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mSurface concretePath type: footway

Spark Mill Lanepublic footpath · 244 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 244 mPath type: track

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Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this urban park

Friary Garden is a urban park covering 0 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

23,509 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,509 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds41 species recorded

Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock

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Insects10 species recorded

Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,509 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds41 species recorded

Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock

🐝

Insects10 species recorded

Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Old Friary

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Photos

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Old Friary

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦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

🌱 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

Starbucks · 87m

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Parking

Flemingate Multi-Storey Car Park · Paid · 97m

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Playground

101m away

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Toilets

2 · 242m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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