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The Railway Gardens

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.92743, -2.30498

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Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network 250

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Stour Valley Way

Free

Farm visits

Good match

Farm shop nearby

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Ham Lanepublic footpath · 140 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: track
Colber Bridgepublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: footway
Coach Roadpublic footpath · 348 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 348 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

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19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset TrailwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 25Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Dorset Trailwaybridleway · 5 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface gravelPath type: track
North Dorset Trailwaybridleway · 1.3 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

About this urban park

The Railway Gardens is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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The Railway Garden, Sturminster Newton

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Railway Garden, Sturminster Newton

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

Poets Corner · 69m

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Parking

Station Road · Paid · 69m

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Playground

2 · 35m away

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Toilets

89m away

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Farm visit

138m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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🐄Holebrooks Fine FoodVisitor farm100 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→⚽War Memorial Recreation GroundPlaying field400 m→✦Sturminster CastleHistoric site800 m→✦Sturminster CastleHistoric site900 m→✦Hillfort on Banbury HillHistoric site2.4 km→