Getting here
54.53587, -2.94272
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
36
7 named nearby · 29 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
Hartsop to Hayeswater Gill Trail, Ullswater Valley · Walking3.2 km
Aira Force Glencoyne Farm Trail, Ullswater Valley · Walking4.8 km
The Ullswater Way · Walking0
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap) · Walking0
About this urban park
King George V Playing Field is a urban park covering 5 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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Parking
Seasonal Car park · Paid · 42m
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Playground
88m 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
🌱Jenkins FieldUrban park800 m→✦Prehistoric rock art at Place Fell Cottage, 370m north east of Goldrill BridgeHistoric site900 m→🌱Aira ForceUrban park4.6 km→✦Greenside lead mines, ore works and smelt millHistoric site3.6 km→✦Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn 350m south of Hartsop HallHistoric site4.4 km→⚽King George's FieldPlaying field0 m→