Bishops Stortford Southern Country Park Dog Agility Walkphoto
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Bishops Stortford Southern Country Park Dog Agility Walk

Bishop's Stortford

Type of walk

Park

What's here

Free Parking, Off Lead Areas, Picnic Areas, Water On Route

About this walk

We love coming here! Free parking, relatively flat grounds, a children's play park with some seriously cool play equipment, and enough other dogs to have a decent canine party.

Park in the small car park on Thorley Lane. It's free, and gravelly so doesn't get boggy. Lead your dog though the gate, and you'll see the agility equipment on your left. East Herts Council got a lot of flack from the media for "wasting money" putting this stuff in, which is a real shame, because it's a real asset for dog owners in a county whose green space is being rapidly gobbled up for housing.

There are loads of solid, plastic agility pieces to try out - the A frame, the hoops, the hurdles, and a tunnel are my beagle's favourite. We can easily spend half an hour running around these. They're fine for big or small dogs, and sturdy enough to be used by even the hugest of hounds.

When you're done playing on the agility equipment, explore the country park. There is a lake (Often used by anglers, so be careful), a path up to a small church, plenty of little streams to paddle in, and acres of flat spaces for your dog to just run to their heart's content. There's a fenced off dog-free area for picnics, but I've never seen anyone in it.

At the end of the walk, if there are no children about, have a sneaky go on the zip wire in the play area - you know you want to!

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Comments (4)

  • nicolebp86 profile
    nicolebp86

    6 years ago

    Plenty of space and recently an enclosed area has been added. Great for walking dogs off lead in a safe environment
  • Vaida35 profile
    Vaida35

    4 years ago

    Hi, is it any enclosed field where you can let your dog of the lead?
  • Hazza123 profile
    Hazza123

    3 years ago

    Very nice park with lots of different areas to explore
  • HHLBennett profile
    HHLBennett

    2 years ago

    Quite a few dogs but all owners were friendly. A nice afternoon stroll.
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Address

Thorley Ln E, Bishop's Stortford CM23, UK View on Google

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Location details

CM23 4BH is the postcode for the nursing home on the same road

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