Country parks · Yorkshire & the Humber
Queen's Gardens
Queen's Gardens in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Andy Beecroft — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Queen's Gardens is a country park in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom — managed countryside open to the public for walking, picnicking and family days out, typically former estate land or post-industrial sites turned over to recreation.
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From the Wikipedia article
Queen's Gardens is a sequence of gardens in the centre of Kingston upon Hull, England. They are set out within a 9.75-acre (4 ha) area that until 1930 was filled with the waters of Queen's Dock. As the dock was not fully filled in, the gardens are largely below the level of the surrounding streets.
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Background
Description
, as seen from Queen's Gardens]] The gardens have a central avenue of trees aligned with the Wilberforce Monument to the east, which is fronted by a pool with fountains. The statue of William Wilberforce atop a large Doric column was moved to this site in 1935 and originally dominated the gardens. The plaque includes the quotation, "Had I the sense to return to Hull, I had [i.e. would have] been happy." The Peace Garden, at the eastern end of the park, was instituted by Hull City Council for the UN's International Year of Peace in 1986. This was led by Alice Tulley, a councillor and a Quaker, with support from the local CND group. Peace events were held there with the mayor in attendance.…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7451, -0.3361
- District
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Parish
- Kingston upon Hull, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- HU1 3DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Sources
- wikidata: Q7269995 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Gardens?
- Queen's Gardens is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU1 3DL), in the parish of Kingston upon Hull, City of, unparished area.
- Is Queen's Gardens free to visit?
- Yes, Queen's Gardens is free to enter.
- How do I get to Queen's Gardens?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HU1 3DL. It sits within the Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice parliamentary constituency.