Barkingside Recreation Ground
12 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.58768, 0.07851
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café 104 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café 104 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Green Shieldbug, 22-spot Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74Walking route▾
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
LOOP Link to Chigwell UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Roding Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CLocal cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route
Cycleway 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
Photos
Recent burial at Barkingside Cemetery
Weather for this location
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