The Parks of Liverpool

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Liverpool has proportionately more parks than any other city in Britain

The biggest is Sefton Park in the south of Liverpool and it is there that the magnificent Palm House is to be found.

The history of Liverpool includes King John's hunting ground, the great park of Toxteth and the entry to the park, guarded by a lodge house is remembered in the name of Lodge Lane.

All of the five main parks were established during the Victorian age, some as parks specifically and some because of legacies to the City either in lieu of taxes or because of altruism. There are many other open areas and less formal parks, for example Camp Hill in Woolton, Croxteth Park near West Derby and Otterspool Park in Aigburth. Several parks were fringed by large Victorian villas which were built by wealthy merchants. The richest built grand halls in their own parkland and many of these were left to the City of Liverpool. Unfortunately most of the halls have been demolished but remnants can be found in Otterspool, Allerton Golf course, and Allerton Towers.

Calderstones Park

Princes Park

Stanley Park

Newsham Park

Camp Hill

Orrel Public Pleasure Ground.

Walton Hall Park

Clarke Gardens

Dovecote Park

Edinburgh Park

Hatton Hill Park

Allerton Towers

Wavertree Playground

Norris Green Park

Springfield Park

North Park

Kensington Gardens

Otterspool Park

Long Lane Recreation Ground

South Park

Allerton Municipal Golf Course

Reynolds Park

Bootle Municipal Golf Course

Greenbank Park

Sheil Park

Liverpool council provide details of many of the parks and links can be found by clicking on the names.

Where the background is yellow I have taken the information from the Liverpool city council site directly.

With this array of parks to practice football, it is no wonder that the sport is so popular.

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