🌞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
🅿️Parking nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
🅿️Parking nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
Best for
8 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Country park
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Good match
Country park — good for group day out
Free
♿
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Varies
🦉
Wildlife
Good match
Country park — managed habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km▾
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Westley Heightspublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: footway
Kingston Ridgepublic footpath · 610 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 610 mPath type: footway
Westley Heightspublic footpath · 512 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 512 mPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route181 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route934 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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19 public paths nearby
Public paths
Southwaybridleway · 322 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 322 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
The Chasebridleway · 400 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 400 mPath type: bridleway
Lee Chapel Lanebridleway · 615 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 615 mPath type: service
The Chasebridleway · 477 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 477 mPath type: service
Woodgrange Avenuebridleway · 76 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 76 mPath type: service
About this country park
Westley Heights is a 27-hectare country park located in Basildon, Eastern England. Visitors can explore a variety of habitats including woodlands and grasslands, where they may encounter diverse wildlife such as birds, butterflies, and small mammals.
