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Akroydon Victoria Bowling Club

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.73430, -1.86424

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harmonia axyridis form succinea · last seen 2025; Insects — Harmonia axyridis form succinea · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calderdale Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
High Sunderland Lanebridleway · 479 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 479 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Akroydon - Boothtown Road - corner of Chester Road

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Akroydon - Boothtown Road - corner of Chester Road

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🦉SHIBDEN PARK AND CUNNERY WOODNature reserve1.8 km→✦SHIBDEN HALLHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Shroggs ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Skircoat MoorUrban park2.7 km→

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