Introduction
Hesketh Park is an early 20th-century public park. Its features include a cricket ground, bowling green, a pavilion in cottage ornee style, pleasure gardens, a children's playground and a wooded area known as 'The Dell'.
Behind the cottage-ornee-style pavilion is a valley garden, devised with hills and hollows, winding paths and grassed areas between groups of trees and shrubs. It retains the character of the Edwardian planting and has, amongst other unusual trees, a rare Cotoneaster bacifloris. The sundial of 1794 is an interesting example of a square wall dial.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01322 225152Website
https://www.dartford.gov.uk/by-category/leisure-and-culture2/parks-and-open-spaces/heskethparkAccess contact details
This is a municipal park for general public use. Please see: http://www.dartford.gov.uk/parks/HeskethPark.htm
Owners
Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent,, DA1 1DROther Websites
- History
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Herbaceous Border
- Shrub Border
- Sundial
- Description: The sundial of 1794 is an interesting example of a square wall dial.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Pavilion
- Description: A pavilion in the style of a cottage ornee.
- Bowling Green
- Specimen Tree
- Description: There is a rare Cotoneaster bacifloris.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Kent Gardens Trust {A Presentation of Parks: A survey of amenity parks and gardens in Kent} (Kent Gardens Trust) 11 A Presentation of Parks: A survey of amenity parks and gardens in Kent