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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 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.

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

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.

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

The 550-acre Sharpham Estate has been farmed for over 1,000 years.

With the opening in 1920 of the Queen's Dock, Swansea Docks covered an area of 269 acres.

Established on 34 acres of land that had previously belonged to the Appleton House estate, Victoria Park opened to the public in 1900.

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. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

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.

Originally 15 acres in extent, it is now much silted up. The bill for the original construction of the dam was £945.

The School buildings, seen from across Eleven Acre Lake, were intended to fit into the Georgian parkland.

Almost all the land in the village is part of the 20,000 acre Sandringham estate owned by the Queen.

Established on 34 acres of land that had previously belonged to the Appleton House estate, Victoria Park opened to the public in 1900.

This idyllic scene hides a darker truth: Devon fell prey to an agricultural depression in the 1880s, and grain prices fell, causing thousands of acres of hitherto cultivated land to revert to grazing.

It was created on the site of an 18th-century house with 18 acres of private parkland by Barbourne Brook.

Owned by the Duke of Norfolk, the 52 acres of Norfolk Park had been open to the citizens of Sheffield since 1841.

A magical picture of the landing place on Innisfallen, a 21-acre island in Lough Leane near Killarney.

As well as public parks and memorial gardens, Aldershot is famous for its enormous open-air swimming pool, which covers an acre and can hold a million gallons of water.