Barnwell Country Park

Kingfisher café and visitor centre

Stop by the visitor centre for free activity sheets for kids, along with skulls, feely boxes, and nature games. Afterwards, enjoy the view from the Kingfisher Cafe’s lakeside deck. If you're lucky, you might spot one of the park's kingfishers.

Café opening times

January: Monday to Tuesday - closed, Wednesday to Friday - 10am to 3pm, Weekends - 10am to 4pm
April to October: Monday to Sunday - 10am to 4pm
November to March: Monday to Friday - 10am to 3pm, Weekends - 10am to 4pm

The toilets are open daily from:

April to October: 9am to 4:30pm
November to March: 9am to 4pm

Trails

Lakeside stroll - follow the 0.4km yellow route (allow 15 minutes), hard surfaced
Kingfisher nature trail - follow the 0.8km red route (allow 30 minutes), hard surfaced
Riverside walk - follow the 1.6km black route (allow 45 minutes), mostly hard surface paths, sections of sand, boardwalks and grassland meadow
Explore our Interactive Dinosaur safari walk

Accessibility

Learn about parking, trails, toilets, cafes, and play area accessibility at our country parks.

Discover our Active Parks project, which helps residents to get involved in activities.

Map

Address

Barnwell Country Park
Barnwell Road
Oundle
PE8 5PB

Fires and BBQ's

Fires and BBQs are banned in our parks.

Dog walking

We provide a pleasant dog friendly environment with areas where your dog is allowed off a lead (under control). Dogs are not permitted in the play area.