Getting here
51.14982, -1.44907
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: Whitchurch Jubilee 2012
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Test Way
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
30
4 named nearby · 26 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
24
24 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Test Way · Walking0
River Anton Way · Walking3.2 km
Stockbridge Common Marsh Wildlife Walk, SW Hants · Walking2.9 km
National Byway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Mark Way · public footpath
Drove Road · bridleway
Mark Way · public footpath
About this urban park
West Down is a urban park.
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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Parking
West Down · Free · 103m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Field system on Hazel Down 850m north of Hazeldown FarmHistoric site2.1 km→✦Woolbury Ring, StockbridgeHistoric site3.8 km→✦Settlement site at Brockley WarrenHistoric site4.2 km→⛪Old St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→🐄Leckford Estate Farm ShopVisitor farm1.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m south west of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge DownHistoric site4.2 km→