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🌱 Urban park

Holywells Park

44 ha

Getting here

52.04727, 1.17141

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Stour & Orwell Walk

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9

8 named nearby · 1 public path

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

191

191 named nearby

Named route
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Horse riding

6

6 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

NCN 51 · Cycling0
Route 2 · Cycling0
2A · Cycling0
Route 10B · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
New Cut West · byway open to all traffic
Neptune Quay · restricted byway
Orwell Quay · restricted byway

About this urban park

Holywells Park is a urban park covering 44 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Water feature in Holywells Park

Water feature in Holywells Park

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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

Café

1 nearby · 150m

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Parking

9 nearby · Free · 196m

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Playground

2 · 65m away

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Toilets

2 · 99m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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