Stoke Park & Thorneycroft Wood

Surrey

Stoke Park is Guildford's largest public park and offers a beautiful walled garden, crazy golf and treetop adventure area. The walk also takes you through a wooded area behind the Spectrum leisure centre.

Summary

Distance/Elevation
4.1km (41m)
Difficulty
Very Easy (1 hr 10 mins)
Average time
1 hr 10 mins
Parking
Plentiful & Free
Route Advice

Food/Drink
  • Dog friendly
  • Pushchair friendly
  • Accessible
  • Parking
  • Cafe
  • Refreshments kiosk
  • Forest/woodland
  • Suitable for biking
  • Family friendly
  • Toilet
  • Park
  • Picnic area
  • Parkrun route
  • Good phone signal
  • Wildflowers/gardens
  • Great for running
 
Tank Traps behind the Spectrum
Tank Traps behind the Spectrum
  • Starting AddressDaisy Chain Cafe and Catering, Lido Road, Guildford, UK

Did you know

Stoke Park was donated to Guildford by the Lord Onslow in 1925 with the express wish that it "remain for all time a lung of the town"

You will pass through a collection of Tank Traps approximately 100m into Thorneycroft Wood. This obstacle was built to stop the progress of tanks or armoured vehicles. These date to the Second World War when it was feared that Britain could be invaded and can include lengths of ditch, walls or concrete blocks.

Stoke Park Model Boating Lake
Stoke Park Model Boating Lake
Path behind the Spectrum (Cycle Route 223)
Path behind the Spectrum (Cycle Route 223)
Stoke Park Ornamental Gardens
Stoke Park Ornamental Gardens
Looking out across Stoke Park
Looking out across Stoke Park

Route Score

7

Lovely views across the open park.

6

Stoke park can become busy during weekends and evenings with clubs using the many pitches.

8

Tarmac/Concrete paths throughout Stoke Park however the section behind the Spectrum can get muddy.

6

Tank Traps, A boating pond and model railway along the route.

Wild Wood Adventure Playground
Wild Wood Adventure Playground

Route Notes

Although parking is free you will need to collect a ticket from one of the machines.

Trees in blossom near the Spectrum Leisure Centre
Trees in blossom near the Spectrum Leisure Centre
The Ornamental Garden
The Ornamental Garden
Stoke Park Model Boating Lake
Stoke Park Model Boating Lake

The fuel stop

  • Fuel Type Cafe
  • Location on Route At the start
  • Address Daisy Chain Cafe and Catering, Lido Road, Guildford, UK

Other Fueling Options

Rambala