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The Courts Garden

6 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.35453, -2.20108

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Best for

4 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km▾

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Phillis Drivepublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
The Walkpublic footpath · 225 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 225 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Phillis Drivepublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: service
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Cycling

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55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

About this urban park

The Courts Garden is a urban park covering 6 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Walkway in The Courts Garden

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walkway in The Courts Garden

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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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Café

Wild Herb at The FIeld Kitchen · 260m

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Parking

2 nearby · 189m

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Picnic spot

220m away

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Playground

2 · 199m away

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Toilets

232m 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 park4 km→✦THE COURTS, HOLTHistoric site0 m→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Trowbridge ParkUrban park4 km→✦Monastic grange at Barton FarmHistoric site4 km→✦Tithe BarnHistoric site4 km→