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Rest Garden

0 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.74613, -2.28356

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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: Mercian Way

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Thames & Severn Way

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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7 signed routes nearby · 50 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
MST27Walking route▾
Named routeRef MST27
Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cotswold Way (Selsley Common route)Walking route▾

Alternative (longer and tougher, but more scenic) route from Ryeford to just south of Kings Stanley, over Selsley Common.

Named routeRef CWNational walking route
MST44public footpath · 6 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface concretePath type: steps
Meadow Roadpublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: residential
MST45public footpath · 1 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 mPath type: path
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Cycling

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66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route817 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

About this urban park

Rest Garden is a urban park covering 0 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Fresh water in the rest garden

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fresh water in the rest garden

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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

Bridge Cafe · 71m

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Parking

Stonehouse Car Park (Long Stay) · Paid · 127m

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Playground

3 · 117m away

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Toilets

130m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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