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Holywells Park

44 ha

📷 Oxymoron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

52.04727, 1.17141

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blue Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Firebug, Oak Bush-cricket +182 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

191 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
New Cut Westbyway open to all traffic · 265 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 265 mPath type: unclassified
Neptune Quayrestricted byway · 199 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 199 mPath type: unclassified
Orwell Quayrestricted byway · 185 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 185 mPath type: unclassified
Orwell Quayrestricted byway · 383 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 383 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian
Neptune Quayrestricted byway · 55 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 55 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Water feature in Holywells Park

📷 Oxymoron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Water feature in Holywells Park

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