Country parks · West Midlands
Gloucester Park
Gloucester Park — park in Gloucester, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Gloucester Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1848. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Gloucester, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.8593°, -2.2442°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Gloucester Park is an urban park in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The park began life as part of the "Spa Pleasure Grounds" created in 1815. By 1848 the land had been bought by the Gloucester Municipal Corporation and it was opened as a park, it was expanded to the current size in 1862.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8593, -2.2442
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Gloucester
- Parish
- Gloucester, unparished area
- Postcode
- GL1 1LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gloucester
- Established
- 1848
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester — 0.8 km
- Opening
- All year
Sources
- wikidata: Q24679124 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gloucester Park, Gloucester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gloucester, Park - geograph.org.uk - 1097178.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gloucester Park?
- Gloucester Park is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL1 1LB), in the parish of Gloucester, unparished area.
- When was Gloucester Park built?
- Built or established in 1848.
- Who owns Gloucester Park?
- Gloucester Park is owned by | created = 1848.
- Is Gloucester Park a protected site?
- Yes — Gloucester Park is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Gloucester Park free to visit?
- Yes, Gloucester Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gloucester Park?
- The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL1 1LB.