Walk · Cumbria

Chances Park and the Georgian Garden

Carlisle · CA2 6JP

1.7MILES

45mON FOOT

20mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 85% 15% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 82%Lane & track 3%Road with traffic 15%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Chances Park main entrance and community centre off Wigton Road (A595) CA2 6JP

Parking

Free car park at the community centre off Wigton Road. Rarely full except during junior football fixtures on Saturday mornings.

Directions to the start →

Open parkland off Wigton Road on the west side of the city, laid out over medieval ridge and furrow that still shows in low sun. A network of surfaced paths links the restored Georgian Garden, the Manor grounds with their old trees and rebuilt ha-ha, a hay meadow that is cut once a year, and football pitches. It is a good short-legged or elderly-dog walk: nothing steep, everything surfaced, and a free car park at the community centre. Cumberland Council states no lead requirement and no exclusion here, only the duty to clear up, which carries a fine up to £1,000.

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.8886, -2.9682

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.CUMBERLAND.GOV.UK/PARKS-CULTURE-AND-LEISURE/FIND-PARKS-AND-PUBLIC-GARDENS-NEAR-YOU/CHANCES-PARK

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