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Kempston Riverside Park

241 ha

📷 N Avery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome241 ha

Getting here

52.12793, -0.49498

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 95m away — 5 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brevicoryne brassicae, Otiorhynchus crataegi +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Church Walkpublic footpath · 207 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 207 mPath type: footway
Church Walkpublic footpath · 369 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 369 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Kempston Mill Bridgepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kempston Grange, Addison Howard Park, Bedford Road, Kempston

📷 N Avery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kempston Grange, Addison Howard Park, Bedford Road, Kempston

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