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Castle Meadow

📷 Wikipedia · Castle Meadow Campus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.41181, 0.75492

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Best for

7 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: Route 13

Varies

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Peddars Way Cycle Route

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Icknield Way Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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22 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Santon Downham CircularWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Thetford Architecture TrailWalking route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Little Ouse PathWalking route9 km▾
Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Haling Pathpublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Green Lanepublic footpath · 388 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 388 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Spring Walkpublic footpath · 305 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 305 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

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36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shepherd Cycling TrailCycling route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal cycle route
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Beater TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

About this urban park

Castle Meadow is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Castle Meadow Campus

📷 Wikipedia · Castle Meadow Campus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Castle Meadow Campus

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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

Boteco do Ivan · 199m

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Parking

Castle Street · Free · 133m

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Playground

5 · 143m away

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Toilets

107m 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

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