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整備された広い砂利道での良いハイキングで、ベビーカーや車椅子のお母さんに最適です。大きな駐車場とコーヒーショップがあり、アクセスが快適です。

great walk what ever the weather

Great gravel path, perfect place to bring the kids for a bike ride

Emberton Country Park is blessed with 200 acres (81 ha) of peaceful parkland and shimmering lakes. Beloved by walkers and cyclists alike, there are a number of circular trails on offer. The park also has children's play areas, picnic spots and plenty of places where you can feed the ducks.

Lovely location. This site requires a permit which can be purchased from the Parks Trust.

This 91-acre (37 ha) site is the most diverse nature reserve in the Milton Keynes area. Originally opened in 1970 as a wildfowl research centre, today Linford Lakes is still a superb place to amble and watch the birds. The reserve consists of an extensive lake, reedbeds, wet woodland and a number of meadows interlaced with smaller lakes and ponds. There are four hides from which to watch the wildlife, which includes herons, little egrets, terns, barn owls, otters and water shrews.

Nicely updated gravel paths run between the fishing lakes and form part of the updated walking and cycles paths of Upton Country Park.

Handy parking at the far end of the Reservoir gives easy access from the sixfields leisure park where there are numerous food outlets. From here you can also connect with the Northampton canal which takes you further into town or towards Hatton and Weedon Bec in the other direction.