Plan your visit
Getting here
51.39439, 0.50075
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, 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: Iwade to Grain
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
1066 Harold's WayWalking route▾
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Strood Community TrailWalking route▾
Bath Hard LaneWalking route▾
Darnley TrailWalking route10 km▾
Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood
🚴Cycling
v215 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Heron TrailCycling route▾
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾
NCN National Route 177Cycling route▾
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
🚵Mountain biking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾
About this urban park
Watermill Gardens is a urban park covering 3 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
🌱 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
Piggyz · 249m
Parking
Innovation Studios Medway · 114m
Picnic spot
5 · 245m away
Playground
4 · 11m away
Toilets
226m away
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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