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It comprised 775 acres, including woodlands, lakes and a manor house, part of which was turned into refreshment rooms.

Public access to Endcliffe Woods was extended in 1887 when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee

Here we see the bandstand in Ellington gardens (now Ellington Park) a century ago: the magnificent trees and floral displays of this 12-acre open space are seen to advantage in this evocative picture

In excess of fifteen additional areas for outdoor recreation were provided and by 1938 there were seven separate recreation grounds (amounting to fifty acres) and ten public parks recorded in the borough

Originally 15 acres in extent, it is now much silted up.

The 200-acre estate was acquired by the corporation in 1947; the hall now houses a local history museum, and is also used for exhibitions.

In 1890 the Prince of Wales opened Poole Park, once a forbidding swamp on the edge of the harbour, on land donated by Lord Wimborne.The park lake covers some 60 acres and serves for boating and as

Edward Milner was also responsible for the design of the 23 acres of gardens which adjoin the Pavilion at Buxton.

The grounds of Cobtree Manor, at Sandling, close to Maidstone, now house the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree Manor Golf Course and a 250 acre park.

Covering an area of seventeen acres, the park includes a statue of Queen Victoria, guarded by two terracotta lions which originally stood in the Market Place.

The original town was built around a six acre lake called the Mere, its southern edge bordered by a large village green.

Its 80 acres comprise woodland, lakes and sports grounds.

It covers 22 acres and was laid out as a park in 1880 with a lake and other water features.

In the Sixties 100,000 visitors a year were holidaying at Rockley Sands Caravan Park; it covered some 600 acres of harbourside heathland and pine wood.

Situated on Frensham Common, and spanning 108 acres, the Great Pond and its smaller neighbour were constructed in the 13th century to supply fish for the Bishops of Winchester, who were then residing in

Expanded after 1952, the now University of Technology occupies a campus approaching 250 acres.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre.

Endcliffe Woods were bought by the Council in 1885, and public access extended in 1887, when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration

The park covers some 558 acres and now includes a nature trail, model car racing track, pitch and putt and a children's playground as well a miniature railway in the summer.

The 15-acre Drayton Manor park and zoo is close by; the village of Drayton Bassett is to the southwest.