Parks · East of England
Home Park
In or near Datchet.
Home Park — Royal park on the eastern side of Windsor Castle.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Windsor and Eton Riverside · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Home Park is located in Windsor and Maidenhead, with the nearest railway station being Windsor and Eton Riverside, approximately 0.7 km away. Entry to the park is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is SL3 9BS.
About
Home Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 341 km². Heritage designation: Grade I listed park and garden. Managed by Crown Estate. Wikidata describes it as: "Royal park on the eastern side of Windsor Castle". Coordinates: 51.4850°, -0.5950°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Home Park, previously known as the Little Park (and originally Lydecroft Park), is a 2.65 km2 royal park which forms the private grounds of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England. It lies mainly on the eastern side of the castle and is administered by the Crown Estate of the United Kingdom. The park includes the Frogmore estate, and several private organisations related to the estate have facilities in the park. To the Home Park's south is the Windsor Great Park, largely open to the public. Home Park is listed Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Historic England.
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Background
History
view of Windsor Castle and Home Park]] Originally in the manor of Orton and not a royal possession, part of the area was first emparked (for deer hunting) by King Edward III in 1368 and expansion continued over many centuries. Areas of the Home Park are mentioned in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and show that the main road to Datchet then ran through it. The famous Herne's Oak stood nearby. Oliver Cromwell trained his New Model Army in the park. George III removed the deer in 1785. The modern boundaries of the park were set by the Windsor Improvement Act 1846 and the Windsor Castle Act 1848, when the road to Datchet through the park was closed and public access denied. Frogmore House…
Description
The Home Park is divided from the main Windsor Great Park by the Albert Road (A308) towards Old Windsor. It is the private estate of Windsor Castle. As well as parkland, gardens and avenues of fine trees, it contains farmland (cattle grazing and winter feed), a golf course, a bowling green (for the Royal Household Bowling Club), a cricket field (for the Royal Household Cricket Club), tennis courts (Windsor Home Park Lawn Tennis Club), the playing fields of St George's School, Adelaide Cottage (on the site of the old Keeper's Lodge) and the Frogmore Estate, including Frogmore House, and gardens with Frogmore Cottage and a large lake, the Royal Mausoleum and the Royal Burial Ground. Also…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4850, -0.5950
- District
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Parish
- Datchet
- Postcode
- SL3 9BS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Windsor
- Nearest railway station
- Windsor and Eton Riverside — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3139618 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Home Park, Windsor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Entrance to The Home Park, Windsor - geograph.org.uk - 1430144.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Home Park?
- Home Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SL3 9BS), in the parish of Datchet.
- What is Home Park?
- Home Park — Royal park on the eastern side of Windsor Castle.
- How do I get to Home Park?
- The nearest railway station is Windsor and Eton Riverside, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SL3 9BS.
- Who runs Home Park?
- Home Park is operated by Crown Estate.
- Is Home Park a listed building?
- Home Park is officially recognised as Grade I listed park and garden listed.
- Is Home Park a protected site?
- Yes — Home Park is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Home Park free to visit?
- Yes, Home Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Home Park?
- The nearest railway station is Windsor and Eton Riverside, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL3 9BS.