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War Memorial Park

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.32152, -1.91653

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Best for

4 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

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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12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km▾

Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km▾
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Broken BanksWalking route▾
Named route
Goyt WayWalking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 450 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 450 mPath type: service
Park Roadpublic footpath · 137 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mPath type: residential
Station Roadpublic footpath · 261 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 261 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

About this urban park

War Memorial Park is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Arch at entrance to War Memorial Park

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arch at entrance to War Memorial 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

The Picnic Basket · 161m

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Parking

Co-op Car Park · 156m

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Playground

59m away

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Toilets

202m 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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🌱Memorial ParkUrban park0 m→✦Bugsworth canal basin, tramway, quarry and limekilnsHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchHistoric site300 m→✦Anglo Scandinavian high cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchHistoric site300 m→