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Swanley Park

45 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

51.40484, 0.17397

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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 Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Swanley Park Cafeteria — 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· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
Route FP144Walking route
Named routeRef FP144Local walking route
Route FP228Walking route
Named routeRef FP228Local walking route
Pear Tree Closepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Avenue of Limespublic footpath · 369 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 369 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Pear Tree Closepublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67Local cycle route
LCN 68ACycling route
Named routeRef 68ALocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dog walkers confer in Swanley Park

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dog walkers confer in Swanley Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hall Place GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Swanley ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Swanley ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Hextable ParkUrban park1 km→🌱St. Paul's Cray Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park4.6 km→