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The Courts Garden

6 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.35453, -2.20108

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Reed Bunting
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Wild Herb at The FIeld Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 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

Bird watching

Birds — Cormorant, Reed Bunting, Raven +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Cormorant, Reed Bunting, Raven +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +38 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 20 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
Phillis Drivepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
The Walkpublic footpath · 225 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 225 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Phillis Drivepublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: service
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Cycling

55 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

Walkway in The Courts Garden

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walkway in The Courts Garden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park4 km→✦THE COURTS, HOLTHistoric site0 m→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Trowbridge ParkUrban park4 km→✦Monastic grange at Barton FarmHistoric site4 km→✦Tithe BarnHistoric site4 km→