Getting here
51.32504, -1.35808
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Heritage
Free68%Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
7
7 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
4
4 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Wayfarers Walk · Walking0
The Brenda Parker Way · Walking0
Watership Down Trail · Walking0
Round Berkshire Cycle Route · Cycling0
About this urban park
Secret Garden is an ancient urban park covering 1 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦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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Parking
Highclere Castle (visitors) · 303m
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Toilets
285m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦HIGHCLERE PARKHistoric site700 m→🌱Monks GardenUrban park0 m→✦Linear EarthworkHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Mount CommonUrban park2.6 km→✦Three bowl barrows 410m north east of Thorn Down: three of the group known as Seven BarrowsHistoric site3.4 km→✦An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle HillHistoric site3.5 km→