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🌱 Urban park

Helix Park

Getting here

56.01038, -3.75642

Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free88%

playground, toilets, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Cycling

Varies58%

Named cycling route nearby: Helix Around Town Trail

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6

6 named nearby

Named route
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Cycling

51

51 named nearby

Named route
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Mountain biking

4

4 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

NCN National Route 76 · Cycling0
John Muir Way · Cycling215 km
Helix Around Town Trail · Cycling0
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath · Hiking106 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this urban park

Helix Park is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pedalos by the boating lake, Helix Park

Pedalos by the boating lake, Helix Park

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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

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Car park

2 nearby · Free · 411m

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Picnic area

5 · 158m away

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Playground

2 · 201m away

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Toilets

140m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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