Tracy Park

Tracy Park covers an area of 89 hectares of flat land. There are many surviving old trees in the park, some of them in straight lines. There are also many more recent plantings, some of which are in character with the park.

A curved driveway leads from the road to the west of the park past the main house to re-join the road. Large gate piers mark both entrances. To the south of the main house there is a lawn bordered by a ha-ha. Immediately to the south-east of the house there is a small knot garden enclosed by a low balustrade. To the east of the house there is a large walled garden.

There are several small streams running through the park, and in various places they have been used to create small ponds. However, there is no evidence of a large water feature in the park.The parkland at Tracy Park is still basically intact. It will change considerably in the future, as new tree plantings replace the over-mature parkland trees. Many of these can still be seen, particularly in the area close to the main house.

Since 1976, the park has been used as a golf course, and this has inevitably led to landscaping alterations. A large area to the north-east of the house has been laid out as a car park, but the lawn to the south of the house has been retained.

The large walled garden to the east of the main house is now neglected and disused, although it still contains many old shrubs and fruit trees. The pond and fountain in the centre of the walled garden are derelict.