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SPA GARDENS, ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

30 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

52.28800, -1.53556

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Bandstand Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +32 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +32 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Alkanet, Danish Scurvygrass, Ground-elder +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 07Walking route
Named routeRef C07Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 41Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route605 m
Named routeRef 41Length 605 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Buses in Dormer Place, Royal Leamington Spa – a scene from the pandemic

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Buses in Dormer Place, Royal Leamington Spa – a scene from the pandemic

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park700 m→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park700 m→🌱Saint Nicholas ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Acre CloseUrban park2.1 km→