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PORTMAN SQUARE AND MANCHESTER SQUARE

1 ha
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Dogs welcome1 ha

About PORTMAN SQUARE AND MANCHESTER SQUARE

Manchester Square is an 18th-century garden square in Marylebone, central London. Centred 950 feet (290 m) north of Oxford Street it measures 300 feet (91 m) internally north-to-south, and 280 feet (85 m) across. It is a small Georgian square, predominantly 1770s-designed.

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SquareGrade II listed park and garden

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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • Joe & The Juice — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, Bitoma crenata · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, Bitoma crenata · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
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Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
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Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnes Trail ExtensionWalking route

The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

360 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
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LCNCycling route
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Route ■Cycling route
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Route (C27)Cycling route
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Route QCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

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