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Description: Sutton Park / Park Road / Sutton Coldfield / B74 2YT / Birmingham / Open daily from 10am. Closing in Summer at 7pm, in ... more

Sutton Park ... Winter at 4.30pm. / One of the largest urban parks in Europe with a mix of heathland, wetlands and marshes, seven lakes, extensive ancient woodlands (covering approximately a quarter of the Park), several restaurants, a private 18-hole golf course on its western edge and a municipal golf course to the south, a donkey sanctuary, children's playgrounds and a visitors' centre. In 1997, English Nature designated most of Sutton Park a National Nature Reserve and it features on English Heritage's list of recognised historic parks and gardens. In July 2005 a 20-year 'Keepers of Time' scheme was announced, which will eliminate alien species from ancient woodlands and restore native varieties like oak, ash and beech. The Sutton Park House is a charming and lived-in house, built of mellow brick in 1730 by Thomas Atkinson. The House contains beautiful eighteenth century furniture, paintings mostly from Buckingham House, now Buckingham Palace, and an important collection of porcelain. Magnificent plaster work by Cortese. The House is a fine example of early Georgian architecture overlooking beautiful parkland. It is filled with a rich collection of treasures all put together with great style and always filled with flowers from the garden.

Newest Review: ... think that there had ought to be some way that the disabled, can get through to all the park it is most unfair also ... more

... discriminate to the disabled and the elderly, who would like to enjoy this park.but cannot walk far, with out pain. Is it not possable that a pass could be obtained, and scanned at each gate, so that they can get entrance. Why should they be prevented from seeing the beauty of all this park. June Birmingham...more

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Sutton Park: Access to Sutton Coldfield Park For The Disabled and Elderly (88 words)
by June Stanfield - written on 11/09/07
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I think that there had ought to be some way that the disabled, can get through to all the park it is most unfair also discriminate to the disabled and the elderly, who would like to enjoy this park.but cannot walk far, with out pain. Is it not possable that a pass could be obtained, and scanned at each gate, so that they can get entrance. Why should they be prevented from seeing the beauty of all this park. June ... Read the complete review

The First Racecourse in Sutton Park (232 words)
by - written on 09/08/07 (Useful, 91 readings)
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Before the birmingham to sutton railway was built in 1862 visitors to sutton and the park came by omnibus-- a journey whith took the horse buses about 80 minutes. In the 1840s an added attraction was the construction of a race course in sutton park covering the plateau above blackroot gravel pit and extending from north of holly knoll to just beyond the present railway line--which at that time did not exist.In 1847 it was the venue for the birmingham races and where Tiny Wells a popular jockey of the time won his first race.For over 20 years racing was held there and was very popular and a grandstand was built to accomadate the punters. But ... Read the complete review

Sutton Park: The Ancient Forests of Sutton Coldfield (1084 words)
by - written on 10/04/06 (Very useful, 1727 readings)
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At some point in history, what is now Sutton Coldfield was completely covered in a huge forest which spread throughout most of The Midlands. Sutton Park is one of the very few areas of this forest which still remain today. Sutton Park covers a whopping 2400 acres making it, without a doubt, the biggest park in Birmingham and one of the biggest in the whole UK! I love this place. Because the park covers such a vast area, there are several entrances to choose from and each will take you into a different section of the park. For example, going in the entrance which is closest to Sutton Coldfield Town Centre will lead you to the small funfair, onsite pub and ... Read the complete review

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