Dinton Pastures Country Park, Natural recreation area in Wokingham, United Kingdom
Dinton Pastures Country Park is a recreation and nature area in Wokingham, Berkshire, made up of seven lakes, two rivers, and open land ranging from wetlands and woodland to meadows. The different water bodies and land types sit close together, making it easy to move between very different surroundings on a single visit.
The land was once part of Windsor Forest and later used for farming before gravel was extracted from the site between 1969 and 1979, leaving behind the lakes that now define the park. The gravel from those operations went into motorway construction, and the flooded pits became the water bodies visitors see today.
The park is home to the Museum of Berkshire Aviation, a volunteer-run spot with exhibits on local flight history that visitors can combine with a walk outside. The mix of open-air nature and a small indoor museum makes for an unusual afternoon.
Many of the paths are unpaved and can get muddy after rain, so sturdy shoes are a good idea. There is a cafe and parking on site, which makes it straightforward to spend a few hours without needing to plan much in advance.
The name of the park does not come from a local village but from Dinton near Aylesbury, a place in a different county with no geographical link to the site. The connection goes back to the farming era before the landscape was transformed by gravel extraction.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
