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Alexandra Dock

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.57577, -0.08646

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Herring Gull
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — House Sparrow, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Schoenomyza litorella, Scathophaga stercoraria +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nipplewort, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Common Toadflax +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Wanderlust WayWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripLocal walking route
European long distance path E8 - part NetherlandsWalking route
Named routeRef E8International walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Healing HobbleWalking route8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Superhighway : Grimsby - ImminghamCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Healing PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Healing School

Named routeLocal cycle route
Europark PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Europark Ind. Est.

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 110Cycling route
Named routeRef 110National Cycle Network
NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grimsby Revolution Cycle RouteCycling route33 km
Named routeLength 33 kmLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleethorpes to Tetney LockMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alexandra Dock, Grimsby: aerial 2002

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alexandra Dock, Grimsby: aerial 2002

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boulevard ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Grant Thorold ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Pier GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Duke of York GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Duke of York GardensUrban park800 m→🌱St James' ChurchUrban park1.3 km→