Country parks · North West England
Vale Park
In or near Liverpool.
Vale Park — park in New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- New Brighton · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Vale Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1899. Wikidata describes it as: "park in New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4333°, -3.0356°.
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Official information
Vale Park is a Green Flag park located in New Brighton, offering scenic views across the River Mersey. Visitors can enjoy various facilities including a children's play area, a fairy garden, and seasonal floral displays.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mersey Narrows SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Vale Park is a historic Victorian park in New Brighton, Merseyside, England. It features formal gardens, a rose garden, and a bandstand. The park opened in 1899 and has hosted weekly brass band concerts through the summer months since the day the park opened.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The park opened on 20 May 1899 with the bandstand being added in 1926. Vale House, built circa 1830, was originally a family home. The family of Charles Holland, a Liverpool businessman and Wirral justice of the peace, lived here for over 50 years. Holland traveled widely and returned with botanical specimens that his gardeners planted, many of these plants and trees grace the park. The first Head Gardener of Vale Park was William Grinsell Burston, an expert botanist. Most of the design of the flowerbeds and footpaths were his. He died at Vale House in 1918. Vale House is now a community cafe and community centre.
Description
The park has formal gardens, a children's play area, a cafe, toilets, a rose garden, annual bedding displays, open grass areas, a kick about pitch, a fairy garden, and outdoor fitness equipment.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4333, -3.0356
- District
- Wirral
- Parish
- Wirral, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH45 1LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wallasey
- Established
- 1899
- Nearest railway station
- New Brighton — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Open 24 hours a day, all year round.
- Official site
- www.wirral.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q56063839 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Vale Park, New Brighton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Vale Park, Wallasey (33).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vale Park?
- Vale Park is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH45 1LZ), in the parish of Wirral, unparished area.
- What is Vale Park?
- Vale Park — park in New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK.
- How do I get to Vale Park?
- The nearest railway station is New Brighton, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode CH45 1LZ.
- When was Vale Park built?
- Built or established in 1899.
- Who owns Vale Park?
- Vale Park is owned by Wirral County Council.
- Is Vale Park a protected site?
- Yes — Vale Park is part of the Mersey Narrows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore Ramsar wetland.
- Is Vale Park free to visit?
- Yes, Vale Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Vale Park?
- The nearest railway station is New Brighton, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH45 1LZ.