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🌱 Urban park

Gordon Gardens

7 ha

Getting here

51.44262, 0.37826

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free88%

playground, toilets, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Hiking

Free72%

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11

10 named nearby · 1 public path

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

120

120 named nearby

Named route
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Horse riding

1

1 public path

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

1066 Harold's Way · Walking0
Purple Circular Walk · Walking0
Red Circular Walk · Walking0
Wealdway · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Cross Street · public footpath
Albion Parade · restricted byway

About this urban park

Gordon Gardens is a urban park covering 7 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flower beds in Gordon Gardens at Riverside Leisure Area

Flower beds in Gordon Gardens at Riverside Leisure Area

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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

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Parking

Milton Place (temporarily closedtill April 2026) · Paid · 120m

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Picnic spot

3 · 198m away

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Playground

5 · 52m away

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Toilets

122m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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