☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Lakeside Cafe & Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Lakeside Cafe & Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
11 activities
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Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +67 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Common Darter +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named routeRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling
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112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Portsmouth E-W routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef Portsmouth E-W routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route642 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
