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Farnham Park

39 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wellesley Green RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Scholars Greenwaypublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Wings Roadpublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Nutshell Lanepublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bethel Lanebridleway · 163 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 163 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bethel Lanebridleway · 97 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fernhill Lanebridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Fernhill Lanebridleway · 21 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Wings Roadbridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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