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🌱 Urban park

The Gardens

Getting here

51.54002, 0.65436

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 16

Hiking

Free72%

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5

5 named nearby

Named route
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Cycling

18

18 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Route 53 · Cycling0
Route 57 · Cycling0
National Cycle Route 16 · Cycling0
Blue Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this urban park

The Gardens is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aerial view of Southend seafront: Leigh Cliffs west

Aerial view of Southend seafront: Leigh Cliffs west

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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

Café

Avalo's · 215m

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Parking

Leigh Hill · Paid · 83m

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Playground

256m away

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Toilets

2 · 156m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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