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Sensory Garden

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.23130, 0.08671

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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 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Field-speedwell +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Field-speedwell +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route4.8 km

A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wellbrook Waypublic footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Wellbrook Waypublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: unclassified
Wellbrook Waypublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

GTC Sensory Garden

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jesus GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park3.8 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park3.1 km→✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site3.6 km→✦CHRIST'S COLLEGEHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Fellows' GardenUrban park3.7 km→

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