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Kitchen Garden

1 ha

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.68289, -2.70396

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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
  • ☕The Folly Coffee House & Deli — 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· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus, Great Tit, Columba palumbus palumbus +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus, Great Tit, Columba palumbus palumbus +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Green Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Green Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shaw Brook Roadpublic footpath · 476 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 476 mPath type: service
Altcar Lanepublic footpath · 249 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 249 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Tithe Barn Lanepublic footpath · 338 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 338 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route295 m
Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to the old walled garden

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to the old walled garden

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🌱Worden ParkUrban park200 m→✦WORDEN HALLHistoric site200 m→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Cuerden Valley ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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