Memorials & monuments · South Wales
Millennium Gardens
In or near Wrington.
Millennium Gardens — a memorial in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Millennium Gardens is located in North Somerset, with the postcode BS49 4NJ. The nearest railway station is Yatton, which is 2.9 km away. Entry to the gardens is free.
About
Millennium Gardens is a memorial located in wales-south, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Millennium Greens are areas of green space for the benefit of local communities in England. 245 were created in cities, towns and villages to celebrate the turn of the millennium. Their creation was funded in part by the National Lottery via the Countryside Agency. Each one is different, as local people have had an input into the design of their green. The project to create 250 Millennium Greens started in 1996 and ended when the last green was handed over to its own local charitable trust in perpetuity. Each trust now fundraises for and runs its own green, within the bounds of its trust deed, for the benefit of its local community.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The project took its inspiration from the Pocket Park project, launched in 1984, which started the idea of communities being directly involved in the creation and maintenance of new parks. The Millennium Greens scheme was one of many UK projects funded by the Millennium Commission using National Lottery money. It was intended to form part of the permanent legacy of the turn of the millennium celebrations.
Architecture
The general blueprint for the design and creation of Millennium Greens specified both green, natural areas and an area suitable for public events. The Trust Deeds also specified that no buildings were to be built on the land and not more than 10% of the land should be hard areas, such as paving or car parks. Another requirement of the original sponsors was that they would not provide formal sporting grounds and play equipment, so no pitches or playground apparatus were to be built with their funds. Every Millennium Green was to have a feature: some kind of sculpture or other creation which could act as a focus for the green's creation and opening. Various green projects chose something…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3890, -2.7859
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Cleeve
- Postcode
- BS49 4NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton — 2.9 km
Sources
- osm: node/7856903085 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Millennium Green (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Millennium Gardens?
- Millennium Gardens is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS49 4NJ), in the parish of Cleeve.
- What is Millennium Gardens?
- Millennium Gardens — a memorial in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Millennium Gardens?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS49 4NJ.
- Is Millennium Gardens a protected site?
- Yes — Millennium Gardens is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Millennium Gardens free to visit?
- Yes, Millennium Gardens is free to enter.
- How do I get to Millennium Gardens?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS49 4NJ.