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🌱 Urban park

Rock Park

17 ha

Getting here

51.07265, -4.05349

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free88%

playground, toilets, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 27

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way West

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

29

4 named nearby · 25 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

69

69 named nearby

Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4

4 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Tarka Trail · Walking0
Route 3 · Cycling527.7 km
Route 27 · Cycling0
Barnstaple Heritage Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Tarka Trail · public footpath
Tarka Trail · public footpath
Prospect Place · public footpath

About this urban park

Rock Park is a urban park covering 17 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Toilets in Rock Park, Barnstaple

Toilets in Rock Park, Barnstaple

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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

🅿️

Parking

bus park · Paid · 158m

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Picnic spot

3 · 100m away

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Playground

131m away

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Toilets

120m 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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