Riverside Park
Southampton, Southampton
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0
A park beside the River Itchen with football and cricket pitches, two play areas, a skate park and a miniature railway on summer Sundays. The river is a chalk stream designated as a site of special scientific interest, with kingfishers, otters and water voles.
Highlights
- Two play areas and a skate park
- Miniature railway on summer Sunday afternoons
- Itchen river walks with wildlife
- Bargeman's Walk from Woodmill, about two miles
Good to know
- The Friends of Riverside Park run a group that you can join
- Itchen Navigation leaflets cover walks along the river to Winchester
Getting there
Riverside Park, Woodmill Lane, Manor Farm Road, Southampton, SO18 2JJParking: Car parking is on site, according to the council page.
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