Introduction
Bantock Park is a municipal park. Its layout is fairly formal to the eastern side, with elements such as a Dutch Garden and Tennis Court Garden. The western part of the park has a more naturalistic layout, featuring trees, hedgerows and a nature trail. The house is now a museum.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
This is a municipal site, open daily from 7am until dusk.
Owners
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre, St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH
- Features & Designations
Features
- Museum (featured building)
- Description: The house was built as New Merridale Farm some time between 1734 and 1788. It was extensively re-modelled in the late-19th century. After wartime military use, the house was opened as a mueum in 1948.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Planting
- Description: The Dutch Garden, recently restored.
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- Planting
- Description: The Woodland Garden contained a pond and paths. This area was grassed over in 1997, but the paths and pond have now been restored.
- Walk
- Description: Nature trail.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Education
Survival
Extant
Hectares
16
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Land Use Consultants {Bantock Park Conservation Management Plan} (1997) Bantock Park Conservation Management Plan
Contributors
Staffordshire Gardens and Parks Trust