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Wych Elm Park

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPlayWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.27697, -1.53205

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Sabins — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

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8 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 07Walking route
Named routeRef C07Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 41Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route605 m
Named routeRef 41Length 605 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South eastern end of Wych Elm Drive, Leamington Spa

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South eastern end of Wych Elm Drive, Leamington Spa

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🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦SPA GARDENS, ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPAHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Jephson GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park2 km→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park2 km→

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