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Rickmansworth Park

1 ha

📷 Ray Stanton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.64271, -0.47008

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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
  • 🛝Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Robin, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Robin, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Solomon's Hillpublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
Northwaypublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mPath type: unclassified
Northwaypublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Rickmansworth Park

📷 Ray Stanton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park1.1 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve1.1 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park4 km→

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