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Grims Dyke Golf Club

39 ha

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

51.62345, -0.34883

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Harrow Viewpoint 8m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap, American Skunk-cabbage, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Smoothcap, American Skunk-cabbage, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route

Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf

Named routeLocal walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
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LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route
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Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route
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Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
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LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route
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LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grim's Dyke Hotel, from the garden.

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grim's Dyke Hotel, from the garden.

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🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Canons ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Canons ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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