Happy Mount Park
The Splash Park
Welcome to happy Mount Park - a traditional family park with modern facilities and attractions.
Happy Mount Park was originally created in the 1920s as a traditional urban park area. It has had a varied history with many unusual attractions including wild animals (with, believe it or not, a bear!) and a boating waterway.
Today's family-friendly attractions cater for more modern tastes, whilst carefully retaining the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity of a traditional park.
New for 2010: Natural Adventure Play Area
The new natural adventure play area
Based on the former mini-golf area at the rear of the park, the new 2.6 acre play area includes a woodland den making area, space for playing games, new trees and natural resources such as sand, logs and boulders.
It also features unique pieces of play equipment that can’t be found anywhere else in the country, including a five metre high swing, 34 metre long cable rider and maypole.
Green Flag Award
In 2007 Happy Mount Park was awarded a Green Flag Award after being judged by the Civic Trust to be welcoming, safe, well maintained and encouraging community involvement.
Green Flag Award
Activities and Amenities
Activities and amenities in the park include:
- Cafe
- Splash park (check opening times below)
- Pirates in the Park indoor play area
- Unique outdoor adventure playground
- Ornamental gardens and woodland walk
- Swing boats
- Crown green bowling green
- 18 hole putting green
- Miniature railway
- Trampolines
- Crazy golf
- Children’s roundabout
- Floodlit multi-purpose sports surface for tennis, basketball, five-a-side football and roller hockey
Pirates in the Park is an indoor play area in the café building. The area is decorated to match the pirate theme, and incorporates the Galleon Bouncy Castle, and climbing activity and soft play areas, including a separate area for toddlers. The pirate’s area is open every day of the year except Christmas Day and specialises in children’s birthday parties with catering facilities. Opening Hours: 10am to 5pm, 7 days a week.
The Café in the Park serves a wide range of food and drinks with the emphasis on home-made and good value produce. The café is open 7 days a week.
Splash park This interactive facility is one of the biggest in the region and provides a fun place for our local residents and to the many out of town visitors that Happy Mount Park attracts throughout the summer. Please note opening times: May to September 10.30am to 7pm (if travelling to visit the facility please call us on 01524 582833 for confirmation, to avoid disappointment).
As well as these activities there are a number of gardens including a Japanese garden and traditional formal gardens to stroll through and enjoy.
The woodland walk appeals to the senses of smell and touch and attracts wildlife.
Signboards for birds and pondlife have been introduced and educational material will also be available to accompany these.
Access has been improved to allow easier wheelchair use.
Opening Times
Opening and closing times 2010-11 season (PDF 96K)
Seasonal Activities and Events
- Various sports coaching and general fun activities during the school holiday periods including the new Junior Ranger workshops.
- Happy Mount Park Volunteer Gardeners - newcomers welcome - every Friday at 6pm.
- Brass bands in the park on Sundays at 2.30pm throughout the summer period.
- The park is proud of its reputation of being a traditional park where people of all ages can sit and relax, take a leisurely stroll in attractive and well-tended gardens and enjoy the many activities that are on offer.
- All year Crown Green bowing - for prices please see 'Bowling Passes' in the related pages column. For information on how to contact the Happy Mount Park bowling team (Jubilee Club) please contact Mrs. Holden, the club secretary on valandtony@talktalk.net
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