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Kennedy Gardens

📷 jackb123 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Plan your visit

PicnicFamilyFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.60708, -1.28664

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Cook's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

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

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snakeskin Grisette, Two-spored Milkcap, Weeping Bolete +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Snakeskin Grisette, Two-spored Milkcap, Weeping Bolete +8 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Glaucous Sedge, Creeping Buttercup, Dandelion +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Glaucous Sedge, Creeping Buttercup, Dandelion +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
Tees LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

110 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Teesside Park AccessCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Outside Kennedy Gardens, Billingham, UK - panoramio

📷 jackb123 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Outside Kennedy Gardens, Billingham, UK - panoramio

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️COWPEN BEWLEY WOODLAND PARKCountry park2.3 km→🌱John Whitehead ParkUrban park300 m→🌱John Whitehead ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Newham Grange ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Billingham Beck Valley Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱High Grange ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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