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Becket's Park

17 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.23361, -0.88933

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕The Dining Room — 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· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Nun Mills Roadpublic footpath · 107 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: unclassified
Ransome Roadpublic footpath · 573 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 573 mPath type: residential
HW23public footpath · 58 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

156 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route874 m
Named routeRef 539Length 874 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over River Nene Navigation at Becket's Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over River Nene Navigation at Becket's Park

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Delapre EstateUrban park1.3 km→🌱Beckett's ParkUrban park0 m→🌱The RacecourseUrban park1.7 km→🌱Dallington ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Hunsbury Hill Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Kingsthorpe ParkUrban park2.9 km→