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Salisbury Gardens
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.59358, -1.20202
Open directionsv
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue +62 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 55 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yar River TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km▾
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Worsley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Stenbury TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ventor Downs Prehistory and Wartime Walk, Isle of WightWalking route4.2 km▾
Named routeLength 4.2 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kings Bay Roadpublic footpath · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Alexandra Gardenspublic footpath · 69 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface unpavedPath type: pedestrian
Kings Bay Roadpublic footpath · 72 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Sunshine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route242 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Old Shutebridleway · 213 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 213 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: bridleway
About this urban park
Salisbury Gardens is a urban park.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Flickr - ronsaunders47 - Ventnor Winter Gardens. Isle of Wight. UK.
Photos
Flickr - ronsaunders47 - Ventnor Winter Gardens. Isle of Wight. UK.
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦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
🌱 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
Eastern Esplanade · Paid · 61m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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