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Southtown Common

📷 Bob Crook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.59084, 1.72135

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Bur Chervil, Knotted Hedge-parsley +254 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Bur Chervil, Knotted Hedge-parsley +254 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Three-cornered Garlic, Guelder-rose +25 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea PallingWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Harfrey's Roadpublic footpath · 406 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 406 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Harfreys Roadpublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mPath type: unclassified
Harfreys Roadpublic footpath · 107 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: service
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 517Cycling route
Named routeRef 517National Cycle Network
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route564 m
Named routeRef 30Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m
Named routeRef 30Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Southtown, Great Yarmouth

📷 Bob Crook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southtown, Great Yarmouth

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Nearby places

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🌱St George's ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Saint George's ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Fun ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Herbert Barnes ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Bure ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Priory GardensUrban park1.1 km→

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