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Central Park

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.69752, -1.07667

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route450 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Central Park is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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The Peace Garden, Syston

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Peace Garden, Syston

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

1 nearby · 276m

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Parking

Taraj Palace · Free · 130m

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Playground

85m away

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Toilets

197m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hamilton ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Watermead Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Sileby Memorial ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Winfield ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Archdale Street ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.3 km→