Introduction
Cold Knap Park is a well-preserved urban public park of the 1920s with a unified and distinctive style. The design of the park takes good advantage of its seaside position and includes a promenade, from which there are fine views of the shore and Bristol Channel.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Website
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/Access contact details
This is a municipal park for general public use.
Owners
The Vale of Glamorgan Council
Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU
- History
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gm)58(GLA)
- Grade: II
Features
- Boating Lake
- Planting
- Description: Sunken area.
- Pool
- Promenade
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Description: Lido, measuring 100x25 metres.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Pavilion
- Description: Two pavilions.
- Canal
- Cascade
- Description: There are five small cascades.
- Lake
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
1
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Barry
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan} (Cardiff: CADW, 2000) 208 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan