Stoke Park

Stoke Park is a 52-hectare (130-acre) park on the north-eastern edge of the town centre of Guildford, Surrey, England. The land was purchased by the Guildford Corporation in 1925, with the express wish that it "remain for all time a lung of the town". Between London Road and Parkway, two of the four arterial roads to the A3, Stoke Park is the largest park within the town signed area of Guildford. It is also a Green Flag award-winning park. The park and its woodland have remained more or less intact since they were laid out in the 18th century. Then, there was the manor house which owned slightly more land remaining from the manor of Stoke-next-Guildford, complete with walled garden and icehouse. Guildford Lido, an open-air swimming pool in the north-western corner of the park, opened on 21 June 1933. The Jubilee Gardens, named for the Silver Jubilee of George V, were opened on 6 May 1935.