Plan your visit
Getting here
52.88821, -2.16194
Best for
4 activitiesPlaygrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Good match
Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Downs Banks Dog Walk, Downs BankWalking route3.2 km▾
Take a little exercise with your dog and enjoy the fresh air on this 1.5-mile (2.4km) route alongside the stream, or if you're both feeling energetic, add half a mile (0.8km) more and climb uphill for fantastic panoramic views. Suitable for rugged pushcha
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Downs Banks Edges Walk, Downs BankWalking route4 km▾
Taking you over hills and through secret valleys, this walk contrasts the wild places on your left with green farmland on the right. Undulating with some gravelly paths and narrow stages. Some paths will be muddy during wet weather.
🚴Cycling
v24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route718 m▾
Main RouteCycling route561 m▾
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Main RouteCycling route760 m▾
Main RouteCycling route26 m▾
About this urban park
Walton Common is a urban park covering 8 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
17 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
17 photos from nearby open sources
Photos
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦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
🌱 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
Parking
Walton Common · Free · 181m
Playground
291m away
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km