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Hardwick Park, Bury St. Edmunds (also known as Hardwick Heath)

Introduction

The park features open park land with a variety of trees of all ages. Other facilities include sport pitches, Scout facilities and a pond with fishing platforms. The remnants of the old house remain, but it was mostly demolished in the 1920s.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Telephone

01284 757088

Access contact details

The park is open from 8.30am - dusk during the week and 9am - dusk at weekends.

Directions

Leave the A14 at the East junction, follow the signs for the West Suffolk Hospital into Hardwick Lane, The car park entrance is on the left, a small lane before the hospital.

Owners

St. Edmundsbury Council

Features & Designations

Designations

  • Tree Preservation Order

Plant Environment

  • Plant Type
  • Arboretum

Style

Informal

Features

  • Planting
Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Recreational/sport

Plant Environment

Plant Type

Principal Building

Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces

Survival

Extant

Hectares

80

Open to the public

Yes

References

Contributors

  • S Tyley

  • Ann Bennoch