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Alexandra Gardens

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.44253, -2.85834

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Bookshop Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

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

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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7 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gordano RoundWalking route42 km▾
Named routeLength 42 kmLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
Cadbury Camp Ramble, Bristol CountrysideWalking route3.2 km▾

Walk through the Somerset countryside & spot wildlife like the silver-washed fritillary butterfly & six-spot burnet moth. Encounter Cadbury Camp Iron Age hillfort & views across the Severn Estuary & Mendips. Uneven surface, gates, stiles & steep gradients

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:10Round tripLocal walking route
Loop WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Zig Zagpublic footpath · 6 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Zig Zagpublic footpath · 19 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Old Park Roadpublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

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16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Crabtree PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef CPLocal cycle route
Kennaway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef KPLocal cycle route
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Growing in Alexandra Gardens

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Growing in Alexandra Gardens

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Facilities

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Café

Bookshop Tearoom · 79m

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Parking

2 nearby · 250m

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Toilets

2 · 164m 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

🌱Green BeachUrban park600 m→🌱Green BeachUrban park600 m→🌱Salthouse FieldUrban park1 km→🌱Strode Road Recreation GroundUrban park1.5 km→🌱Alexandra GardensUrban park0 m→🌱Pier CopseUrban park100 m→