Plan your visit
PlayDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.00430, -3.07554
Best for
4 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v8 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
Mulberry Closepublic footpath · 64 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mPath type: residential
Mulberry Closepublic footpath · 72 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mPath type: residential
Streamsidepublic footpath · 2 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
🚴Cycling
v53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route599 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
About this urban park
Rowan Drive Park is a urban park covering 23 hectares.
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
🅿️
Parking
5 nearby · 86m
🛝
Playground
88m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Children's WoodUrban park2.3 km→🌱Goodland GardensUrban park2.5 km→✦Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platformHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Castle GreenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Goodland GardensUrban park2.5 km→