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1 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Walled garden · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.14739, -1.04923

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Urban park — open green space

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route134 m
Named routeRef 224Length 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Collier's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 642 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 642 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Tinker's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 833 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 833 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Walled garden

📷 Wikipedia · Walled garden · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Alton Town ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.1 km→✦Bentworth War MemoiralHistoric site1.2 km→

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