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🌱 Urban park

Milton Country Park

69 ha

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome69 ha

Getting here

52.23777, 0.16501

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Cycling

Varies58%

Named cycling route nearby: Cambridge secondary cycle network

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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10 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route7.4 km▾

Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lode Dog-Walking Trail, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route3.2 km▾

Flat grass paths which may be muddy at times, as well as paved village streets and close to open water. Dogs welcome, on a lead for village part of the route.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route2.4 km▾

This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters. has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Halingwaypublic footpath · 243 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 243 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Halingwaypublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Cam Towpathpublic footpath · 2.2 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.2 kmSurface fine_gravelPath type: path
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Cycling

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116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route

About this urban park

Milton Country Park is a urban park covering 69 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dickerson's Pit, Milton Country Park

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dickerson's Pit, Milton Country Park

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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

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Parking

Milton Country Park Carpark · Paid · 330m

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Picnic spot

5 · 178m away

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Playground

2 · 160m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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