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Tunbury Recreation Ground

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.33375, 0.51898

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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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +128 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
KCC Centenary WalkWalking route
Named route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
Named route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 17Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade

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Nearby places

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🌱Capstone Farm Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Capstone Farm Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cobtree Manor ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Luton Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Princes Avenue Recreation GroundUrban park1 km→🌱Princes Avenue Recreation GroundUrban park1 km→

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