Getting here
51.73293, 0.46348
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
32
7 named nearby · 25 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
71
71 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Centenary Circle · Walking34 km
Pleasure Gardens Walk · Walking0
Repton's Walk · Walking0
Hylands Estate Boundary Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Mill Yard Gateway · public footpath
Shire Passage · public footpath
Crown Passage · public footpath
About this urban park
Central Park is a urban park covering 33 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
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Café
Cake at the Lake · 62m
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Parking
Chelmsford Railway Viaduct and Station · Paid · 249m
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Picnic spot
2 · 123m away
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Playground
177m away
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Toilets
55m 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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