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Cambria Recreation Ground

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.55852, -1.79193

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Tea Leaf Cafe And Restaurant — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Ivy +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Ivy +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Kidney-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Kidney-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Canal Walkpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian
Canal Walkpublic footpath · 31 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Canal Walkpublic footpath · 26 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mSurface pavedPath type: pedestrian
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Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cambria Place, Swindon

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cambria Place, Swindon

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🌱Lydiard ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱GWR ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Town GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.3 km→🏞️LYDIARD PARKCountry park4.7 km→✦Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseHistoric site5 km→

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