Walk · South Yorkshire

Swinton Queen Street Recreation Ground

Swinton · S64 9HB

0.7MILES

20mON FOOT

10mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 90% 10% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 70%Lane & track 20%Road with traffic 10%

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

Queen Street Recreation Ground, Queen Street, Swinton, S64 9HB S64 9HB

Parking

Free on-street parking on Queen Street and the surrounding streets; there is no car park. Swinton station is a mile south

Directions to the start →

One of two recreation grounds Rotherham Council keeps in Swinton, this one off Queen Street on the northern side of the town, with pitches, changing rooms and a path round the perimeter. It is flat, open and lit at the road end, which makes it the practical everyday walk for the top end of Swinton. For anything longer, the navigation towpath at Swinton Bridge is a mile south-east and Manvers is two miles west. Keep off the marked pitches when games are on.

THE SMALL PRINTRotherham Council's only dog order is The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council's (Dog Fouling) Public Spaces Protection Order, which came into operation on 29 January 2025 and remains in effect for three years: if a person fails to remove dog faeces from land covered by the order they are guilty of an offence unless they have a reasonable excuse, with a fixed penalty of up to £100 or a fine not exceeding £1,000 on conviction. It does not apply to registered blind people or those relying on accredited assistance dogs. Rotherham publishes no order requiring dogs on leads and no order excluding dogs from parks or play areas, so the lead is a matter of judgement here rather than law.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.4951, -1.3066

SOURCE · HTTPS://ROTHERHAM.GOV.UK/COMMUNITY-SAFETY-CRIME/PUBLIC-SPACES-PROTECTION-ORDER-BOROUGH-WIDE-DOG-FOULING

Swinton Queen Street Recreation Ground

House rules, decoded

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