List of parks, gardens and open spaces in Norwich
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The City of Norwich
currently (2011) has 23 parks, 95 open spaces and 59 natural areas in the care of the local authority.
enabled major refurbishment to the four main parks.
by the Prince of Wales
in 1928. Several of Sandys-Winsch's structures remain including the central rotunda
, bandstand
, model boating pond and lilypond. The park offers a wide range of sporting facilities.
and the Site of Special Scientific Interest
located within the city boundaries.
Local Nature Reserves
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Listed below are gardens open regularly to the public.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
currently (2011) has 23 parks, 95 open spaces and 59 natural areas in the care of the local authority.
Historic parks
The four historic parks were purpose built in the 1920s and 30s under the direction of Parks Superintendent Captain Sandys-Winsch. His designs included buildings, stuctures and hard landscaping which are finished in a modernist pre-cast concrete, with unemployed men providing much of the labour. By the late 1990s many of the structures had fallen into disrepair. A successful application to the Heritage Lottery FundHeritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund is a fund established in the United Kingdom under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. The Fund opened for applications in 1994. It uses money raised through the National Lottery to transform and sustain the UK’s heritage...
enabled major refurbishment to the four main parks.
- Heigham Park 52.626°N 1.2676°E is located in the city's Golden TriangleGolden Triangle (Norwich)The Golden Triangle is an area covering several parishes in the city of Norwich, United Kingdom. It is roughly wedge-shaped, with the thin end at the city centre, spreading outwards between Newmarket Road and Earlham Road to the University of East Anglia, on the outskirts of the city.The Golden...
district and opened in 1924. Amenities include a children's playground, bowling greenBowling greenA bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls.Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them...
, playing field, tennis courts and a small pond. Specimen beechBeechBeech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...
including several copper beech trees form a boundary around much of the park. In addition, there are herbaceous borderHerbaceous borderA herbaceous border is a collection of perennial herbaceous plants arranged closely together, usually to create a dramatic effect through colour, shape or large scale. The term herbaceous border is mostly in use in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth...
s, shrubberies and a wisteriaWisteriaWisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae, as Water Wisteria...
covered concreteConcreteConcrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
pergolaPergolaA pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained...
which was part of the original design.
- Wensum Park 52.6406°N 1.2862°E was completed in 1925. The riverside park features many mature trees, flower beds, picnic area, children's playground and paddling pool and still retains Captain Sandys-Winsch's concreteConcreteConcrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
pavilion and architecture. As part of the city's millenium celebrations a labyrinthLabyrinthIn Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos...
was installed in the centre of the park.
- Eaton Park 52.6205°N 1.2571°E covers 80 acres (32.4 ha) and lies to the west of the city centre. The flagship park was opened
by the Prince of Wales
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...
in 1928. Several of Sandys-Winsch's structures remain including the central rotunda
Rotunda (architecture)
A rotunda is any building with a circular ground plan, sometimes covered by a dome. It can also refer to a round room within a building . The Pantheon in Rome is a famous rotunda. A Band Rotunda is a circular bandstand, usually with a dome...
, bandstand
Bandstand
A bandstand is a circular or semicircular structure set in a park, garden, pier, or indoor space, designed to accommodate musical bands performing concerts...
, model boating pond and lilypond. The park offers a wide range of sporting facilities.
- Waterloo Park 52.6451°N 1.2894°E is located to the north of the city centre and enveloped between the Drayton Road A1067A1067 roadThe A1067 is an English A road entirely in the county of Norfolk. It runs from Fakenham Northern By-Pass to Norwich inner ring road .-A47 to A1067 Link Road:...
and Aylsham Road A1024. Covering 18.5 acres (7.5 ha) the park was opened in 1933 and boasts one of the largest herbaceous bordersHerbaceous borderA herbaceous border is a collection of perennial herbaceous plants arranged closely together, usually to create a dramatic effect through colour, shape or large scale. The term herbaceous border is mostly in use in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth...
in a UK public park. Other amenities include a recently refurbished paddling pool (2011), children's playground, playing field, tennis courts and bowling green. Many of the original architectural features remain including the pavilion, bandstand and hard landscaping.
Parks
Listed below are a selection of the city's parks. Many date back to 1920s and 30s- Chapelfield Gardens 52.6275°N 1.2878°E is located in central Norwich. At its time of opening in 1880 it was one of the few public open spaces in the city centre. The park is named after the Chapel of St Mary and has always been an open space. Today (2011) facilities include a restaurant, bandstandBandstandA bandstand is a circular or semicircular structure set in a park, garden, pier, or indoor space, designed to accommodate musical bands performing concerts...
, childrens' playground, petanquePétanquePétanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet or jack. It is also sometimes called a bouchon or le petit...
court, giant chessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and draughtsDraughtsDraughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
table. Different events are hosted in the park including bandstand concerts, annual music festival and funfairs. Over 190 trees representing 45 native and foreign species can be found as well as many shrubs and flower beds.
- Earlham Park 52.6271°N 1.2349°E lies 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the city centre adjacent to the Earlham RoadEarlham RoadEarlham Road is a road in Norwich, England linking the city centre to the area of Earlham to the west of the city and the Norwich southern bypass beyond.-Details:...
and covers 88 acres (35.6 ha) of open parkland sloping towards the River YareRiver YareThe River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches the river connects with the navigable waterways of The Broads....
. Earlham Hall Park was bought by the local authority in 1925, part of which became the site for the University of East AngliaUniversity of East AngliaThe University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
. Contained within the park is Earlham Hall its outbuildings and formal gardens. The open park area can be hired for public events.
- Harford Park 52.6055°N 1.2839°E is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city centre close to the A140 Ipswich RoadA140 roadThe A140 is an 'A-class' road in Norfolk and Suffolk, East Anglia, England partly following the route of the Roman Pye Road. It runs from the A14 near Needham Market to the A149 south of Cromer. It is of primary status for the entirety of its route. It is approximately 56 miles in length...
. Facilities include a cycle speedway trackCycle speedwayCycle speedway is a form of bicycle racing on short oval dirt tracks, usually outdoors, occasionally indoors, typically 70-90 metres long. Like motorcycle speedway, riders use machines without brakes or multiple gears but, unlike motor speedway, the object is not to slide bikes round the...
, bowling greenBowling greenA bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls.Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them...
, five-a-side football pitchFive-a-side footballthumb|240px|alt=Men playing football on artificial grass pitch.|Five-a-side game on astroturf pitch.Five-a-side football is a variation of association football in which each team fields five players , rather than the usual eleven on each team. Other differences from football include a smaller...
and children's play area. Also contained within the park is a community centreCommunity centreCommunity centres or community centers or jumping recreation centers are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole community or for a specialised group within...
.
- Jubilee Park 52.6138°N 1.298°E is located in the Lakenham area approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city centre. Facilities in the park include an adventure playground and a floodlight sports courtFloodlights (sport)Floodlights are broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial lights often used to illuminate outdoor playing fields while an outdoor sports event is being held during low-light conditions....
.
- St Clements Park 52.652°N 1.297°E lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the city centre close to Woodcock Road. The open grassed area features a small children's playground. In April 2011, the park became the city's first eco-parkEcologyEcology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
with funding from the Big Lottery FundBig Lottery FundThe Big Lottery Fund is a grant-making non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom created by the Government to administer the funding of "good causes" following the creation of the National Lottery. It has an annual expenditure of £630 million...
and support from local schools and the community.
- Sewell ParkSewell Park, NorwichSewell Park is a triangular-shaped park which lies between Constitution Hill and St. Clement's Hill in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The park was given to the Norwich Corporation and Norwich City Council as an open space by members of the Sewell family and former mayor E. G Buxton in 1908...
52.6455°N 1.2977°E is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the city centre adjacent to Constitution Hill. The sloping south-facing park contains a children's play area, mature trees and has a close historical connection to the family of Anna SewellAnna SewellAnna Sewell was an English novelist, best known as the author of the classic novel Black Beauty.-Biography:Anna Mary Sewell was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England into a devoutly Quaker family...
, author of Black BeautyBlack BeautyBlack Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only...
.
- Sloughbottom Park 52.6461°N 1.2661°E is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of the city centre close to the A1067 Drayton RoadA1067 roadThe A1067 is an English A road entirely in the county of Norfolk. It runs from Fakenham Northern By-Pass to Norwich inner ring road .-A47 to A1067 Link Road:...
. The park was officially opened in 1929 and was built as part of a unemployment alleviation scheme. The large, square, functional park features several football pitches, a children's playground and an all-weather sports court. Located close to its boundary with the National Cycle Route 1 is the Sloughbottom Park BMXBMXBicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
course. Of architectural interest is the Sandys-Winsch pavilion which is currently (2011) used as a dressing room for sports people.
Open spaces
Listed below are the Local Nature ReservesLocal Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
and the Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
located within the city boundaries.
Local Nature Reserves
- Bowthorpe Marsh52.6337°N 1.2245°E is located in BowthorpeBowthorpeBowthorpe is located in the west of Norwich, England. It is a primarily residential area, but includes a large Industrial Estate and one small out-of-town shopping centre, with a supermarket and various smaller, retail outlets. A police station and community hall are situated close to Bowthorpe...
approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the city centre. Covering 5.7 hectares (14.1 acre) of low-lying unimproved grasslandGrasslandGrasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
which is crossed by a network of drainage ditches. The site lies adjacent to the River Yare and can be reached by public footpaths. Horses graze the site throughout the year.
- Danby Wood 52.6033°N 1.2763°E is a semi-natural broad-leavedBroad-leaved treeA broad-leaved tree or broad-leaf tree or broadleaf tree is any tree that has wide leaves, rather than slim, needle-like leaves as found in conifers...
woodlandWoodlandEcologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
located close to the Ipswich RoadA140 roadThe A140 is an 'A-class' road in Norfolk and Suffolk, East Anglia, England partly following the route of the Roman Pye Road. It runs from the A14 near Needham Market to the A149 south of Cromer. It is of primary status for the entirety of its route. It is approximately 56 miles in length...
approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the city centre. The reserve covers 3.4 hectares (8.4 acre) on a site of a former chalk quarryChalkChalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. It forms under reasonably deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores....
. Tree species including oakOakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
, sycamoreSycamoreSycamore is a name which is applied at various times and places to three very different types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms....
, ash and lime have colonised the site. FloraFloraFlora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
including snowdrops, arum lily, bluebellBluebell-Plants:* genus Hyacinthoides** Common Bluebell ** Spanish Bluebell * genus Mertensia** Virginia Bluebell * Scottish Bluebell...
and a variety of woodland birds have been recorded at the reserve.
- Earlham Park Woods 52.6246°N 1.2315°E is located on the edge of Earlham Park and is also known as Violet Grove and the Heronry. Covering 7.8 hectares (19.3 acre) the reserve has a diverse range of habitat including dense tall marshMarshIn geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
, unimproved neutral grassland, woodland and a pond which has been dredged creating open water.
- Eaton Common 52.5991°N 1.2601°E lies adjacent to the River Yare in EatonEaton, NorfolkEaton is a suburb of the city of Norwich, the county town of Norfolk in the East of England.Eaton lies to the southwest of the city centre on the A11 road, the main route to London/Cambridge...
approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of the city centre. Covering 6.2 hectares (15.3 acre) of largely neutral grassland with small areas of tall herb and some broad-leaved woodland. The reserve is grazed by cattle in the summer months.
- Lion Wood 52.6294°N 1.3227°E covers 9.2 hectares (22.7 acre) and lies approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the city centre close to the Thorpe Road. The wood which was mentioned in the Domesday BookDomesday BookDomesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 contains many mature trees, especially sycamore and oakOakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
. Other species present are chestnutChestnutChestnut , some species called chinkapin or chinquapin, is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.-Species:The chestnut belongs to the...
, beechBeechBeech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...
, hornbeamHornbeamHornbeams are relatively small hardwood trees in the genus Carpinus . Though some botanists grouped them with the hazels and hop-hornbeams in a segregate family, Corylaceae, modern botanists place the hornbeams in the birch subfamily Coryloideae...
and birchBirchBirch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...
. Flora including bluebells and a range of woodland birds including jayEurasian JayThe Eurasian Jay is a species of bird occurring over a vast region from Western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian Subcontinent and further to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia...
and green woodpeckerGreen WoodpeckerThe European Green Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. There are four subspecies and it occurs in most parts of Europe and in western Asia...
have been recorded.
- Marston MarshMarston MarshMarston Marsh is a Local Nature Reserve in Southwest Norwich, Norfolk, England. It is often referred to by local citizens as "Boggy Marsh."...
52.60291°N 1.26905°E covers 26 hectares (64.2 acre) and is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of the city centre close to the A140 road. The reserve comprises of a flood plain which is grazed by cattle bounded by the River Yare. Numerous dykesDitchA ditch is usually defined as a small to moderate depression created to channel water.In Anglo-Saxon, the word dïc already existed and was pronounced 'deek' in northern England and 'deetch' in the south. The origins of the word lie in digging a trench and forming the upcast soil into a bank...
bisect the site which are managed rotationally. Small areas of damp woodland and five wildlife ponds can be found. Good marsh flora including orchids have been recorded. Footpaths link the reserve to Eaton Common and Danby Wood.
- Mousehold HeathMousehold HeathMousehold Heath is an area of heathland and woodland which lies in north east Norwich, England and a designated Local Nature Reserve . It is now mostly covered by broad-leaf semi-natural woodland, although some areas of heath remain and are actively managed....
52.6454°N 1.3145°E at 92 hectares (227.3 acre) is the largest open space in the city. Approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of the city centre and bounded by several main roads. Formerly heathland, the reserve is mostly given over to broad-leaved semi-natural woodland with a few pockets of heath remaining. Species of interest include heatherEricaceaeThe Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
, lizards and woodland birds. A number of sports pitches are contained within the site.
- Wensum Local Nature ReserveWensum Local Nature ReserveWensum Local Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve located in Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. The reserve consists of two sites; Mile Cross Marsh and Sycamore Crescent Wood which are linked by the Riverside Path a public footpath via the Sycamore Crecent footbridge-Location:*Sycamore...
52.6392°N 1.2649°E is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of the city centre and encompassess two sites; Sycamore Crescent Wood and Mile Cross Marsh. Both reserves are linked by public footpaths. The reserve has a wide range of habitat including woodland, meadows, riverbank and marshes.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Sweetbriar Road MeadowsSweetbriar Road Meadows, NorwichThe Sweet Briar Road Meadows, Norwich is a Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI located in the Wensum Valley within the boundary of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. The site which was designated a SSSI in 1986 covers is privately owned with no public access. But can be viewed from...
52.6407°N 1.2628°E is a SSSI covering 23.55 acres (9.5 ha). The site is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west of the city centre. It comprises of a series of unimproved water-meadowsWater-meadowA water-meadow is an area of grassland subject to controlled irrigation to increase agricultural productivity. Water-meadows were mainly used in Europe from the 16th to the early 20th centuries...
which support a diverse range of habitat. The site is privately owned with no public right of way, but can be viewed from public paths which bound the site.
Gardens
The following privately owned gardens open to the public occasionally in aid of charity.- The Bear Shop 52.6321°N 1.2969°E is a small, riverside garden to the rear of a 15th century house (Today, retail premises) in the Elm HillElm Hill, NorwichElm Hill, Norwich is an historic cobbled lane in Norwich, Norfolk with many buildings dating back to the Tudor period.It is a famous Norwich landmark and features the Briton's Arms coffee house, The Stranger's Club and the famous Dormouse bookshop....
area of Norwich. Considered to be based on a design by Gertrude JekyllGertrude JekyllGertrude Jekyll was an influential British garden designer, writer, and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the USA and contributed over 1,000 articles to Country Life, The Garden and other magazines.-Early life:...
, the well stocked garden features many herbaceousHerbaceousA herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
plants and topiaryTopiaryTopiary is the horticultural practice of training live perennial plants, by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs to develop and maintain clearly defined shapes, perhaps geometric or fanciful; and the term also refers to plants which have been shaped in this way. It can be...
.
- The Bishop's House 52.633°N 1.3027°E garden is located within the grounds of Norwich CathedralNorwich CathedralNorwich Cathedral is a cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Formerly a Catholic church, it has belonged to the Church of England since the English Reformation....
. Covering 4 acres (1.6 ha), the walled gardenWalled gardenA walled garden is specifically a garden enclosed by high walls for horticultural rather than security purposes, though traditionally all gardens have been hedged about or walled for protection from animal or human intruders...
dating back to the 12th century holds many rare and unusual shrubs and trees. Other features include rose beds, herbaceous borders, kitchen gardenKitchen gardenThe traditional kitchen garden, also known as a potager, is a space separate from the rest of the residential garden - the ornamental plants and lawn areas...
and a meadow labyrinth.
Listed below are gardens open regularly to the public.
- The Exotic Garden 52.6255°N 1.3156°E is located close to Norwich railway stationNorwich railway stationNorwich is a railway station serving the city of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. The station is the northern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street. It is also the terminus of railway lines from Ely, Sheringham, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.-History:At one...
. Situated on a south-facing slope, the garden owned by gardening writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, Will Giles covers approximately 1 acre (0.404686 ha). The garden is stocked with a wide range of architectural plants including cannas, bananas, aroids and palms giving the garden a sub-tropical environment.
- Grapes Hill Community Garden 52.6317°N 1.2844°E is a small city centre garden close to the Norwich Inner Ring road. Created from a disused, tarmacedTarmacTarmac is a type of road surface. Tarmac refers to a material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901...
play area, it was officially opened in 2011. The garden is tended by volunteers and contains a large number of edible plants together with a wide choice of wild and woodland flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees. Raised bedsRaised bed gardeningRaised bed gardening is a form of gardening in which the soil is formed in 3–4 foot wide beds, which can be of any length or shape. The soil is raised above the surrounding soil , sometimes enclosed by a frame generally made of wood, rock, or concrete blocks, and enriched with compost...
, with access for wheelchair users and inviduals to grow vegetables are available for hire.
- Plantation GardenPlantation Garden, NorwichThe Plantation Garden is a restored Victorian town garden located in Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk.The Plantation Garden includes, a huge gothic fountain, flower beds, lawns, woodland walkways, rustic bridge, Italianate terrace, ‘Medieval’ terrace wall; and hundreds of architectural details...
52.6290°N 1.2819°E is a VictorianVictorian eraThe Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
city centre garden adjacent to St John the Baptist CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, NorwichThe Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England.The Cathedral, located on Earlham Road, was constructed between 1882 and 1910 to designs by George Gilbert Scott, Jr...
. Sheltered by mature trees the garden comprises of approximately 3 acres (1.2 ha) and contains many original and restored features including a GothicGothic Revival architectureThe Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
fountainFountainA fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
and a Italianate terrace. Planting includes summer and winter bedding shrubs and trees.