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Hillsborough Park (Sheffield)

Description: Located 3 miles north-west of Sheffield City Centre, off the A61 Penistone Road. The park features an historic ... more

Hillsborough Park (Sheffield) ... building, a walled garden, childrens playground, pavilion, sports facilities, and a fishing lake.

Newest Review: ... a memorial garden for the victims of the Hillsborough football disaster. Liverpool Football Club donated a replica of the Shankly Gates for the entrance to this garden. Nowadays these gardens are very well maintained and many people leave fresh flowers and sympathy cards as a mark of respect. These gardens are opened daily between 9am and 4pm during the Summer (April to September) and from ... more

... 9am to 3pm during the Winter (October to March). Within the rest of the park there is a large children's playground which has recently been renovated thanks to a grant from Active England. The aim of this playground is to encourage physical play through ...more

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Hillsborough Park (Sheffield): Hillsborough Park, Sheffield (978 words)
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Hillsborough Park is a 50 acre public park that is situated 3 miles to the north-west of Sheffield city centre, off the A61, which known locally as Penistone Road. As with most of the city's public parks the land that now forms this park was bequeathed to city council during the Victorian era. The majority of the land originally belonged to the Dixon family, a prominent local family who lived at Hillsborough Hall that is now within the present day park. There are plenty of interesting things to see in Hillsborough Park and one of many interesting features to be found here is the Walled Garden. This is adjacent to the hall and dates back to 1779 when ... Read the complete review

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