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Kingsgate Park

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Vintage Birdcage Cakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Southern Hawker +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
The DramwayWalking route15 km

The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
St Andrewspublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: residential
North Walkpublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian
Highworth Crescentpublic footpath · 273 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 273 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yate Spur (planned)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Yate Spur (current)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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