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Abbey Park

13 ha

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • PB's Waffle & Shakes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route
Eckington Wharf Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km

A 3.5 mile, waymarked riverside walk in the Worcestershire countryside

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Avon Waypublic footpath · 198 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mSurface tarmacPath type: footway
Avon Waypublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mSurface tarmacPath type: footway
Garden Stilespublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (442)Cycling route
Named routeRef (442)Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Pershore railway station cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
N/ACycling route480 m
Named routeLength 480 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route48 m
Named routeLength 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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