Walk · South Yorkshire

Town Field

Doncaster · DN2 6BZ

1.1MILES

30mON FOOT

5mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 85% 15% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 80%Lane & track 5%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

Town Field, Thorne Road opposite Alderson Drive, DN2 6BZ DN2 6BZ

Parking

No car park. On-street parking on Alderson Drive, Thorne Road and the avenues off Bennetthorpe, which is restricted on racedays at Doncaster Racecourse a short distance away

Directions to the start →

A big flat rectangle of open grass on Thorne Road opposite Alderson Drive, ringed by mature limes and used for football, hockey and squash, and one of the few places the council itself names as being for walking the dog. There is no water and no livestock on it, so under the Doncaster PSPO there is no standing lead requirement, which makes it the most straightforward off-lead space within walking distance of the city centre. The one catch is written into the order: on council sports grounds, fields and pitches the lead goes on when the ground is in use for an organised authorised event such as a gala or a charity run, and signs go up when that applies. There is no car park, so it is street parking on the surrounding avenues.

THE SMALL PRINTDoncaster's PSPO requires a lead on all council sports grounds, fields, parks and pitches when they are in use for organised authorised events such as galas, fairs, sporting matches and charity events, with signage put up at the time. Fenced children's play areas are dog exclusion areas. £100 fixed penalty.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.5262, -1.1196

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.DONCASTER.GOV.UK/SERVICES/CULTURE-LEISURE-TOURISM/TOWN-FIELD-WHEATLEY

Town Field

House rules, decoded

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