Plan your visit
PlayDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.99060, -1.55057
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Dales Way - Harrogate Link Path
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harrogate RingwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Knaresborough RoundWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
Dales Way - Harrogate Link PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Harrogate and Knaresborough Heritage TrailWalking route▾
35 km trail passing many historic buildings and sites. Not waymarked. Easy walking.
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴Cycling
v69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Route 636Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 636National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route179 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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vMountain biking
The KestrelMountain bike route▾
Named route
About this urban park
Japanese Garden is a urban park covering 0 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
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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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Café
Tilly Peppers · 127m
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Parking
4 nearby · 340m
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Playground
4 · 115m away
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Toilets
2 · 126m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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