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🌱 Urban park

Cox's Meadow

15 ha

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Gustav Holst Way (Crickley Hill to Holst Birthplace Museum)

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 · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Winchcombe Way (West)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Haywards Roadpublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mPath type: residential
Brookway Roadpublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Haywards Roadpublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

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31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route78 m
Named routeLength 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route297 m
Named routeRef 41Length 297 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route587 m
Named routeRef 41Length 587 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Cox's Meadow is a urban park covering 15 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Flood storage area on Cox's Meadow

Flood storage area on Cox's Meadow

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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

Café

2 nearby · 167m

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Parking

5 nearby · 358m

✓ 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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