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🌱 Urban park

Balmoral Gardens

1 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.38584, 0.54853

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Saxon Shore Way

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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212 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾
Named route
Heron TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾
Named route

About this urban park

Balmoral Gardens is a urban park covering 1 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Landscaping Works in Balmoral Gardens

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Landscaping Works in Balmoral Gardens

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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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Café

Cafe Time · 89m

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Parking

Balmoral Gardens Car Park · 65m

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Picnic spot

3 · 136m away

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Playground

24m away

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Toilets

183m 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

🌱Balmoral GardensUrban park0 m→✦Great Lines Heritage ParkHistoric site900 m→🌱Great Lines Heritage ParkUrban park900 m→🌱The Strand Lido and Leisure ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Eastgate GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Watermill GardensUrban park3.5 km→