Getting here
51.21765, -0.79972
Best for
7 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Heritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: St Swithun's Way
Mountain biking
Varies65%Named MTB route nearby: King Alfred's Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
75
12 named nearby · 63 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
44
44 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
7
7 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
St Swithun's Way · Walking0
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond Trail · Walking0
Blackwater Valley Path · Walking0
The Shipwrights Way · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Friars Field · public footpath
Friars Field · public footpath
Lion and Lamb Way · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
WWII Home Guard spigot mortar position at Farnham Park
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦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
Caffè Nero · 290m
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Parking
The Woolmead Car Park · Paid · 158m
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Playground
146m away
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Toilets
229m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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