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Hoe Valley

18 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.30279, -0.56493

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦17+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 272m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Redwing +14 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Redwing +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Hydropsyche +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 km

Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kingfield Greenpublic footpath · 141 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 141 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Elmbridge Lanepublic footpath · 117 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

113 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Phobos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Oberon TrailCycling route
Named routeRef OberonLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Hoe Valley

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Woking ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Goldsworth ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Sutherland Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Send Recreation GroundUrban park2.7 km→🌱Waterers ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦BROOKWOOD CEMETERYHistoric site4.6 km→