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Sensory Garden

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📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPicnicPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.31984, -2.20661

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕La Bella Vita — 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· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Hedgehog, Red Fox, Common Pipistrelle +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 4Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 4Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trowbridge features [11]

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trowbridge features [11]

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park200 m→🌱The Courts GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Trowbridge ParkUrban park200 m→✦THE COURTS, HOLTHistoric site3.9 km→✦Tithe BarnHistoric site4.2 km→✦Monastic grange at Barton FarmHistoric site4.3 km→