Introduction
Northdown Park contains a Georgian house and gardens, and is now a public park. The site includes two enclosed gardens, a rock garden, a dell, a sunken pool and various sports pitches.
There are also two enclosed gardens where ‘tender loving care' still keeps one step abreast of budget cuts. The walled, Frank Mathews Memorial Garden has a genial association of plants around a paved, sunken pool. The Dell, with the rock garden, is equally generous with garden virtues.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
This is a municipal site for general public use. The house is also hired out for weddings and seminars. Please see: http://www.margatewintergardens.co.uk/facilities/northdown.asp
Owners
Thanet District Council,
PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent,, CT9 1XZ
- History
Northdown Park was sold to Thanet District Council in 1939 on condition that it was kept as a public park.
- Features & Designations
Features
- Pond
- Planting
- Description: The walled, Frank Mathews Memorial Garden has a genial association of plants around a paved, sunken pool.
- Planting
- Description: The Dell, with the rock garden.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Electoral Ward
Margate Central
- References
References
- Kent Gardens Trust {A Presentation of Parks: A survey of amenity parks and gardens in Kent} (Kent Gardens Trust) 26 A Presentation of Parks: A survey of amenity parks and gardens in Kent