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Chesterton Recreation Ground

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.21553, 0.13745

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Barbarella — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

13 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Playing field

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km

A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney

Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km

A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook

Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cutter Ferry Closepublic footpath · 85 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Green Dragon Bridgepublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Chesterton Rec. Pathpublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
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Cycling

142 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Chesterton Recreation Ground

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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