Getting here
51.28685, 1.08409
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Canterbury Inner Ring Walk
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
40
13 named nearby · 27 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
208
208 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
NCN National Route 18 · Cycling0
NCN National Route 183 · Cycling0
Red Trail · Walking0
Black Trail · Walking0
N/A · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Hackington Place · public footpath
Orient Place · public footpath
Hackington Place · public footpath
About this urban park
Kingsmead Recreation Ground is a urban park.
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
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Café
Starbucks · 225m
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Parking
Kingsmead Pools and Fitness · Paid · 70m
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Picnic spot
3 · 195m away
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Playground
3 · 47m away
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Toilets
239m 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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