Description
One of the largest urban parks in the country, Harlow Town Park covers over 160 acres of beautiful green space. Designed by Dame Sylvia Crowe, the park is a Grade II listed site.The park is home to Pets' Corner, 5 unique gardens, the bandstand, adventure playground and inclusive play area, outdoor gym, paddling pool, skate park, marshes and meadows and Spurriers House Café.With so much to explore and a number of events for all the family throughout the year, Harlow Town Park is a favourite of both locals and visitors.
If you are looking for Best Parks and Playgrounds in Harlow , Essex then you can visit Harlow Town Park. Harlow Town Park is one of the places in Harlow Essex for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.
Features
- Free
- Host birthday parties: No
Features
On Site Parking
On Site Toilet
Water Garden
The water garden (also known as watercress beds) is made up of 3 cascading ponds, fed by natural springs. It is a popular feature at the heart of the park, attracting both wildlife and visitors.The ponds are home to many ducks and fish, but kingfishers and little egrets have been spotted here too. The centrepiece of the garden is the Pisces sculpture by Jesse Watkins.
Specimen Garden
Built on former allotments next to Park Lane, this garden was originally a demonstration area for the new residents of the Harlow to view different plants to use in a domestic setting.This area contains a variety of specimen trees, such as firs, spruces and oak. An interpretation board gives more details of the history of the site.
Newfoundland Garden
The Newfoundland garden was planted in 1997 to commemorate the double anniversary of Harlow new town's 50th anniversary and the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland, which Harlow is twinned with.The garden contains Newfoundland native trees such as balsam fir, white spruce, mountain ash, and red maple. There is also a collection of native shrubs including crackerberry, cinquefoil and trailing juniper.
Sensory Garden
This garden, opened in 1984, was built as a scented garden for blind people. The garden was constructed in memory of Millicent Bach, a former member of Harlow Council, as well as the daughter of Herbert Bach – founder of the original Addison Health Centre.The garden features shrubs grown for their smell, touch and colour. It was renamed the sensory garden in 2014 after renovation by the Town Park volunteers.
Walled Garden
The walled garden was the former plant nursery for the park and is located next to Pets' Corner. It is managed by the Town Park and Pets' Corner volunteers and other groups such as Harlow College and Open Road.The walled garden contains a polytunnel, greenhouse, raised beds, nature trail, demonstration bee garden and beehive, where local people can grow vegetables for their use.
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