Getting here
52.41323, 0.75885
Best for
7 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free88%playground, toilets, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 13
Mountain biking
Varies72%Named MTB route nearby: Peddars Way Cycle Route
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
29
22 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
35
35 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Icknield Way Path · Walking169 km
Hereward Way · Walking0
Santon Downham Circular · Walking4 km
Thetford Architecture Trail · Walking2.5 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Green Lane · public footpath
About this urban park
Melford Common is a urban park.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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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Parking
Castle Street · Free · 175m
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Picnic spot
261m away
🛝
Playground
5 · 139m away
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Toilets
275m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Upper Melford CommonUrban park100 m→🌱Thetford's Forgotten GardenUrban park400 m→🌱Castle ParkUrban park300 m→✦Site of Saxon town: Nuns' Bridges open spaceHistoric site700 m→✦Thetford Cluniac priory including a World War II ‘Blacker Bombard’ spigot mortar emplacementHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Castle MeadowUrban park300 m→