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Woodthorpe Grange Park
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Woodthorpe
Grange
was
built
by
a
Mr.
Henry
Ashwell
in
1874
as
a
family
residence,
but
the
family
did
not
enjoy
it
for
very
long,
for
in
1889
the
Nottingham
Suburban
Railway
was
constructed
and
sliced
the
estate
in
half.
It
was
subsequently
sold
to
Edward
Parry
-
the
man
who
had
designed
the
railway!
It
was
acquired
by
Nottingham
City
Council
in
1921
and
the
house
is
presently
the
offices
of
the
Council's
Leisure
Services
Department.
I
have
only
very
vague
recollections
of
this
park
from
my
childhood
days
in
the
1940's
but
on
my
visit
in
2007,
the
first
for
almost
60
years,
I
found
it
to
be
well
maintained
-
especially
the
formal
gardens,
borders
and
golf
course.
This
is
a
substantial
park
that
offers
something
for
most
age
groups
and
on
a
sunny
summer
day
(It
was
unfortunately
dull
during
my
visit),
it
would
make
an
ideal
destination
for
a
family
day
out
and
picnic.
In
addition
to
the
facilities
and
features
shown
in
the
photographs
below,
the
park
also
has
a
children's
amusement
area.
The
park
is
located
to
the
north
of
the
city
on
the
Mansfield
Road
with
its
main
entrance
and
car
park
on
Woodthorpe
Drive. |
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| The four images below were taken during a quick visit on the 9th August 2007. The sun was shining this time and the formal gardens had matured and looked wonderful. | |||||
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| The
eight
photographs
below
show
the
beautiful
floral
displays
for
Summer
2008.
When
I
visited
on
this
occasion,
I
was
however
very
disappointed
to
find
that
Woodborough
has
now
joined
the
ranks
of
The
Arboretum
and
Victoria
Memorial
Gardens
in
having
no
working
public
toilets.
They
were
locked
and
chained.
Another
disappointment
was
The
Dell
Water
Garden.
In
June
2007
(See
above)
this
looked
reasonably
well
maintained,
but
it
is
now
just
a
muddy
mess
with
no
water
in
the
stream
or
pool.
UPDATE
5th
August
2008 :
I
wrote
to
the
Parks
Department
to
express
my
concerns
on
the
above
issues
and
have
today
been
advised
that
: So - It seems that this years problems are hopefully only temporary and that this park will soon re-join the ranks of Nottingham Parks 1st Division. However visitors should not expect new toilets to be available in the immediate future They will, if approved, obviously take some time to construct and in the meantime the absence of such basic facilities should be taken into consideration by visitors. |
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| The four images below were taken during a quick visit on the 1st July 2009. The sun was shining and the formal gardens looked beautiful, though I did feel that the main one was not as good as previous years because of the need for some height in the planting. The herbaceous border looked lovely and whist the Dell Garden has been cleaned up it was disappointing to find it almost dry with no water in the cascade. Another disappointment was the continued absence of the public toilets which remain locked. | |||||
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| UPDATE 2016 - I am informed that the park now has brand new toilet facilities plus a new cafe near to the children's play area. | |||||
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