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🌱 Urban park

The Dip-In

8 ha

Plan your visit

DogsCyclingFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN ?)

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

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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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

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97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route25 m
Named routeRef 1Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

About this urban park

The Dip-In is a urban park covering 8 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Little Thurrock Primary School, Rectory Lane

Little Thurrock Primary School, Rectory Lane

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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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Parking

3 nearby · Free · 213m

✓ 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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