Picnic & Barbecue Areas
As your My Travel Guide we have put together a great selection of some of the fantastic picnic areas that are to be found in the local area. Everyone loves a picnic, so pack the sandwiches, crisps, fruit and drink into the cool box and head to the peace and tranquillity that you'll find at all of our selected picnic spots. Some offer BBQ facilities, you just need to take the charcoal and fire lights! Small word of warning, toilet facilities are available but are often close.
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Places of Interest
Benejuzar Sanctuary
N38°03.997 W0°49.821Parking: is on the road and is free.
From here: take a walk around this sanctuary (dedicated to Nuestra Senora del Pilar) and admire the stunning views across the valley to the Callosa de Segura mountain, a great place for a picnic or just to read a book.
Callosa de Segura Cueva Ahumada Natural Park
N38°06.870 W0°53.337Parking: in the car park and is free.
From here: follow any of the walking routes to explore the mountain. Each route has the distance and approximate time that it will take to complete on the sign post, so the choice is yours! There is a very well presented picnic area, with concrete tables and benches as well as some BBQ’s that you can use at certain times of the year only.
Top tip: if you are going to walk please remember basic mountain safety i.e. wear appropriate shoes, take enough food and water and make sure that you have told someone where you are going.
El Hondo Nature Park Visitors Centre
N38°11.256 W0°47.451Parking: is in the car park and is free, it is best to park in the first car park (furthest away from the centre) as this never gets locked.
From here: walk to the Visitors Centre to find out more about the park, the toilets are on the opposite side of the building to the front door and the picnic area is to the far side of the building looking out over the reserve.
Top tip: pack a picnic and take the binoculars!
La Mata Natural Park
N38°01.214 W0°39.927Parking: is in the gravelled car park and is free.
From here: follow the wooden walkway to the picnic area and bird watching tower, the walkway is great for pushchairs and wheelchairs, or walk uphill to the pigeon cotes and then follow anyone of the unmarked trails through the fields of vines back down to the lake edge.
Orihuela Pinar de Bonanza Natural Park
N38°06.007 W0°58.491Parking: is either near the entrance gate on the side of the road or inside the park next to the wooden huts.
From here: walk or drive past the entrance gate (it is closed during the night) turn right and follow the road up to the wooden huts. This is the picnic area and the start of several marked walking and cycling paths.
Top tip: thepark entrance is on camino roads so they may not be marked properly on your Sat Nav. Exit the N340 where there is a sign for Pinar de Bonanza between the Ramon Transportes and the Chimenea Martinez buildings, continue along the tarmac road which is Calle 'A', turn right into Calle 'B' then left into Calle 'C' at the end of which is the entrance gate to the park.
Redovan Nuestra Senora de la Salud Natural Park
N38°07.140 W0°54.595Parking: in the car park and is free.
From here: there is a little chapel which is surrounded by picnic benches, BBQ’s and signs indicating the start of walking routes around or up the mountain.
Top tip: bring your own grill for the BBQ. If you are going to walk please remember basic mountain safety i.e. wear appropriate shoes, take enough food and water and make sure that you have told someone where you are going.
