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🌱 Urban park

Poole Park

100 ha

Getting here

50.71874, -1.96734

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free88%

playground, toilets, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 25

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Hiking

Free58%

Named hiking route nearby: Poole Harbour Trails 1

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28

18 named nearby · 10 public paths

Named routePublic access
🚴

Cycling

159

159 named nearby

Named route
🚵

Mountain biking

2

2 named nearby

Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1

1 public path

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Castleman Trailway · Walking26.5 km
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point) · Walking0
Poole Coast Path · Walking0
Shipstal trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
N/A · Cycling
Copse Close · public footpath

About this urban park

Poole Park is a urban park covering 100 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Poole: sunset over Poole Park lake

Poole: sunset over Poole Park lake

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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

Poole Park Parking · Paid · 187m

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Playground

290m away

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Toilets

280m 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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