Sherdley Park in the district of Sutton

Sutton (St Helens)

Sutton is a district in St Helens, England. It is one of the four townships along with Eccleston, Parr and Windle that formed the municipal borough of St Helens in 1868...

 is the largest park in St Helens

St Helens, Merseyside

St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...

, Merseyside

Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...

. Its 700 acres (2.8 km²) include an 18 hole golf course, a formal garden, open woodland, a lake, pets' corner and summer events. It is well known in the local area for hosting the St Helens Festival (originally called the St Helens Show), a large annual three day event attended by up to 500,000 people.

Originally owned by the family of 19th century coal and copper baron, Colonel Michael Hughes, it was purchased by the local authority after the second world war as a place of relaxation for the citizens of Sutton.

External links

• Sutton Beauty – A photographic appreciation of the Sutton district of St Helens including Sherdley Park
• Visit St Helens - Sherdley Park - Tourist information regarding Sherdley Park