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Central Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.73299, 0.46431

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Best for

5 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: NCN National Route 1

Varies

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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7 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route▾
Named route
Repton's WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mill Yard Gatewaypublic footpath · 19 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mPath type: footway
Shire Passagepublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Crown Passagepublic footpath · 26 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

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71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route801 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 801 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Central Park is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Central Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Central Park

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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

Cake at the Lake · 44m

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Parking

Chelmsford Railway Viaduct and Station · Paid · 218m

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Picnic spot

2 · 92m away

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Playground

120m away

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Toilets

36m 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

🌱Central ParkUrban park100 m→🌱West ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Hylands ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Chelmer ParkUrban park3 km→✦HYLANDS PARKHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Frank Whitmore GreenUrban park200 m→