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🌱 Urban park

Barrier Park

11 ha

Getting here

51.49422, 0.03907

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Hiking

Free72%

Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

51

51 named nearby

Named route
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Cycling

486

486 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Lea Valley Walk · Walking0
The Line · Walking0
The Line · Walking0
Greenwich Meridian Trail · Walking440 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this urban park

Barrier Park is a urban park covering 11 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 · 180m

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Parking

6 nearby · Paid · 45m

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Picnic spot

5 · 108m away

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Playground

153m away

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Toilets

180m 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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