Parks in and around Liverpool
Liverpool
has many acres of beautiful parks and gardens,
ideal to visit, explore, jog around or just for
relaxation. Our parks are:
Sefton Park - Aigbuth Drive, Liverpool
L17
Is in south Liverpool, England. In 1867 Frenchman,
Edouard André won the competition to design
the park, work on the design was also done by
Lewis Hornblower. The park is 640 acres (2.6 km²)
in area, the site had been purchased by the Liverpool
City Council for £250,000 from the Earl
of Sefton. It has tennis courts, a lake (formerly
used for boating) and recently restored Palm House.
Go
to Sefton Parks Website - Click Here
Princess Pak - Ullet Road, Liverpool
L17
A classic example of the Victorian park. Princes
park was designed by Joseph Paxton and James Pennethorne
in 1842 in the serpentine style. The plan was
drawn by John Robertson and Edward Milner supervised
the work. The park has a lake and a circular carriage
drive.
St. John's Gardens - Lime Street, Liverpool
L2
These gardens lies behind St. George's Hall and
are popular escape with the city centre office
workers as it is just a minutes minutes walk away
from the main city shopping area.
St. James Mount and Gardens - Hope Street,
Liverpool L8
This park is situated to the east side of the
Anglican Cathedral.
Calderstones Park - Allerton Road, Liverpool
L18
Just five miles outside the city centre. Calder
Stones has the remains of a Neolithic chambered
tomb.
Walton Hall Park - Walton Hall Avenue,
Liverpool L4
was opened to the public in 1934 when King George
V opened the Mersey Tunnel. The park features
a play area, a pets' corner and football pitches.
There is also a lake for boating and fishing.
Croxteth Hall and Country Park - West
Derby Village Liverpool L14
former home of the Molyneux family, the Lords
of Sefton. Situated on the outskirts of the city
it has a Victorian walled garden, and Home Farm.
Go
to Croxteth Hall Website - Click Her
Numerous hauntings have been reported at Croxteth
hall: .1 children playing, laughing and running.
2.dark figures has been seen sitting in non existing
chairs. 3.maid has been seen in the kitchen doing
here duties.4.a male has been seen in the principal
corridor.5.footsteps,noises and ghost of servants
walking from room to room in the attic. no wonder
there is ghost because it was built in c1575.from
Phillip Flynn a ghost hunter.
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