Getting here
54.44835, -2.97967
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
34
17 named nearby · 17 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
66
66 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
11
11 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 6 · Cycling0
Cumbria Way · Walking118 km
Miles without Stiles: Elterwater to Skelwith Bridge · Walking0
High Close Tree Trail · Walking1.9 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
The Coffin Route · bridleway
The Coffin Route · bridleway
About this urban park
Formal Garden is a urban park covering 1 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
☕
Café
1 nearby · 50m
⛺
Campsite
3 · 165m away
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Parking
Rydal Pelter Bridge Car Park · Paid · 122m
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Picnic spot
3 · 87m away
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Toilets
67m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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