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Alvaston Park

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.90633, -1.43869

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Waterside Cafe — 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· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Horse-chestnut +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Horse-chestnut +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Walk 13Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

102 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The new pavilion at Alvaston Park (1), Derby

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The new pavilion at Alvaston Park (1), Derby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Elvaston Castle Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Alvaston ParkUrban park0 m→🏞️ELVASTON CASTLECountry park3.4 km→✦ELVASTON CASTLEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Osmaston ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Chaddesden ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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