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Memorial Gardens

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.14677, 0.87415

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Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Stour Valley Walk

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

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101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Brimstone TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

About this urban park

Memorial Gardens is a urban park covering 2 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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War Memorial, Memorial Gardens, Ashford

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

War Memorial, Memorial Gardens, Ashford

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

Food with Friends Café · 111m

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Parking

Vicarage Lane Car Park · Paid · 112m

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Playground

287m away

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Toilets

126m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Civic Centre South ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Watercress FieldsUrban park1.2 km→🌱Repton ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park0 m→🌱Jemmett Road AllotmentUrban park900 m→