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🌱 Urban park

King George V Playing Fields

34 ha

Getting here

53.74119, -2.35923

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

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

45

4 named nearby · 41 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

51

51 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Irwell Sculpture Trail · Walking0
Rossendale Way · Walking0
Route 6 · Cycling0
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Hill Street · public footpath
Hill Street · public footpath
Riley Street · public footpath

About this urban park

King George V Playing Fields is a urban park covering 34 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

King George V Playing Fields, Accrington

King George V Playing Fields, Accrington

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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

Haworth Park Car Park · Free · 72m

✓ 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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