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🌱 Urban park

King Althelstan's Mead

1 ha

Getting here

51.58069, -2.09519

Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Cycling

Varies65%

Named cycling route nearby: Wiltshire Cycleway

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

29

1 named nearby · 28 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

1

1 named nearby

Named route
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Horse riding

6

6 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Palladian Way · Walking190 km
Wiltshire Cycleway · Cycling155 km
King's Wall · public footpath
Arches Lane · byway open to all traffic
Arches Lane · byway open to all traffic

About this urban park

King Althelstan's Mead is a urban park covering 1 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path into St Aldhelms Mead,  Malmesbury

Path into St Aldhelms Mead, Malmesbury

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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

Campsite

268m away

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Parking

10 nearby · Paid · 152m

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Playground

291m away

✓ 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