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Pier Gardens

8 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.55927, -0.02653

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Lilly’s Little Gem — 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· PaidToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
European long distance path E8 - part NetherlandsWalking route
Named routeRef E8International walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Mablethorpe to Humber BridgeWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Superhighway : Grimsby - ImminghamCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Healing PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Healing School

Named routeLocal cycle route
Europark PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Europark Ind. Est.

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 110Cycling route
Named routeRef 110National Cycle Network
NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grimsby Revolution Cycle RouteCycling route33 km
Named routeLength 33 kmLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleethorpes to Tetney LockMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Elles Coffee Bar, Pier Gardens, Cleethorpes

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Elles Coffee Bar, Pier Gardens, Cleethorpes

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