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High Spen Park

1 ha

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.93488, -1.78711

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Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

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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7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km▾
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Valley Views Trail, GibsideWalking route7 km▾

See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.

Named routeLength 7 kmDuration 02:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (141) / (72)National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (72)National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route257 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 km

About this urban park

High Spen Park is a urban park covering 1 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Former Methodist Chapel, High Spen

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former Methodist Chapel, High Spen

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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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Playground

2 · 26m 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

🌱Derwent Park (Rowlands Gill)Urban park3.6 km→🌱Derwent Walk Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦GIBSIDEHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Derwenthaugh Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Crown GardensUrban park2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.8 km→