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🌱 Urban park

Oaklands

1 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.06951, 1.08376

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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: National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone

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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9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Corridors to the countrysideWalking route▾
Named route
Follow the kestrel to the DownsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

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43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Canal PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
to Folkestone WestCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

About this urban park

Oaklands is a urban park covering 1 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Cadging a lift? Two herring gulls on the rowing boats that are for hire on the Royal Military Canal

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cadging a lift? Two herring gulls on the rowing boats that are for hire on the Royal Military Canal

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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

La Patisserie of Hythe · 278m

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Parking

10 nearby · Paid · 55m

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Playground

53m away

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Toilets

2 · 84m 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

🌱OaklandsUrban park0 m→🌱Brockhill Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦SANDLING PARKHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Holman's FieldUrban park700 m→🌱Holman's FieldUrban park700 m→✦Martello tower no 6, Sandgate, FolkestoneHistoric site4.2 km→