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Garfits Lane Playing Fields

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.96449, -0.03408

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Brown Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Brown Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Mugwort, Hairy Bindweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Mugwort, Hairy Bindweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Redstone Roadpublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lister WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Marsh Lane Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
London Road Cycle Route (Boston)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Road, Skirbeck Quarter, Boston

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Road, Skirbeck Quarter, Boston

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Art Decco GardenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Boston CrematoriumUrban park2.8 km→🌱Ingelow Urban MeadowUrban park1.4 km→🌱Fydell's Magical GardenUrban park1.5 km→⛪St Botolph's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→

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