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Orsett Golf Course

12 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.49930, 0.38327

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 198m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route794 m
Named routeRef 13Length 794 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 13Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orsett Golf Course from Footpath 46

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orsett Golf Course from Footpath 46

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Church GreenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Grays Beach Riverside ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Orsett HeathUrban park1.8 km→🌱HorndonUrban park2.8 km→🌱Linford Recreation ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Barnmead MeadowUrban park2.4 km→

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