Getting here
51.24184, -1.26466
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free87%playground, 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
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
4
2 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Mountain biking
5
5 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Wayfarers Walk · Walking0
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle Trail · Mountain bike0
Cycling Discoveries in North Hampshire · Mountain bike0
Watership Down Trail · Walking0
About this urban park
Edward Kersley Playing Field is a urban park covering 1 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
Stanley's Coffee Shop · 256m
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Parking
Overton Community Centre · Free · 122m
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Playground
33m 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