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Willowbrook Leisure Centre

21 ha

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsCyclingFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.61688, -1.24420

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Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Hanson WayWalking route▾
Named route
Vauxhall Barracks Walkpublic footpath · 486 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 486 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

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90 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

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10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Collettbridleway · 15 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 49 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 226 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 226 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 20 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 142 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 142 mPath type: unclassified

About this urban park

Willowbrook Leisure Centre is a urban park covering 21 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Didcot Railway Centre, demonstration line

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Didcot Railway Centre, demonstration line

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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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Parking

Didcot Station Foxhall · Paid · 288m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willowbrook Leisure CentreUrban park500 m→🌱Boundary ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Edmonds ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Caterpillar parkUrban park2.1 km→✦Settlement siteHistoric site3 km→✦Castle HillHistoric site4.7 km→