Getting here
53.94819, -1.08182
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose Cycle Route
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Camino Ingles to Santiago
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
11
11 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
132
132 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 66 · Cycling0
Centenary Way · Walking134 km
Ebor Way · Walking0
Foss Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this urban park
Rowntree Park is a urban park covering 18 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
1 / 15
🌱 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
☕
Café
Rowntree Park Reading Café · 98m
🅿️
Parking
Bishopthorpe Road Car Park · Paid · 226m
🧺
Picnic spot
5 · 10m away
🛝
Playground
5 · 143m away
🚻
Toilets
137m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysLoading local forecast…
Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km