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Mayflower Gardens

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.49473, -0.08669

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Presse Books — 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 parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Annual Buttonweed +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Annual Buttonweed +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
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Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
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Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
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Cycling

597 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
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LCN 22Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bricklayers Arms: site of subway

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bricklayers Arms: site of subway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mile End ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Burgess ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Kennington ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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