Mina Road Park

Mina Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2

Introduction

Still very popular with all its locals, this is a true community park with delightful, eccentric features, a pleasantly landscaped brook and some fine specimen trees.

Access

Access to the park is from Mina Road, St Werburghs or by a footpath from Jubilee Road, St Werburghs. The park is open 24 hours and is wheelchair accessible.

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Art and architecture

The splendid Victorian cast-iron urinal at the south east corner of the park, typical of mass produced goods of the time, is one of the few authentic items of Victorian park architecture left in Bristol and has recently been restored.

Community, clubs and associations

The Mina Road Park User Group can be contacted through Bristol Parks (contact details below).

Developments

Work on the park was carried out with Neighbourhood Renewal Funding in 2000. Currently, work is being carried out to enhance the stream and this is being funded by money raised by the user group.

Events

Bristol's parks host hundreds of events each year from keynote festivals and performances in the city's magnificent green spaces, through sporting events and charity fundraisers, to smaller scale community events in local parks. Most of these events take place from April to September. Regular events are promoted in this park by local users.To view a comprehensive listing of these events visit What's On. If you're interested in promoting an event in Bristol's parks and green spaces please visit our information for promoters.

History

The land on which this park was built was given to the council by wealthy local lawyer William Hunt in 1884 on condition that it was laid out like Cotham Gardens ‘to prevent invidious remarks which are now too frequent as to one part of the city being dealt with more liberally than another and secondly that a place laid out as Redland Grove will be likely to elevate the taste of those living in the neighbourhood’! After negotiations, the park was opened on 30 June 1886 by the mayor – the same day that St Matthias Park was opened.

Two thousand cubic yards of earth were excavated to create the lake and this was used to raise the level of the remainder of the park by 18 inches, helping to prevent flooding from Cutler’s Mills Brook, a tributary of the River Frome, which supplied the lake and was ornamented with weirs as it flowed through the middle of the park.

The lake was well stocked with fish and water lilies and fine ornamental trees were also planted. In 1887, together with Greville Smythe Park and Cotham Gardens, Mina Road Park got a bandstand which turned out to be one of the most enduringly popular features of the park.

In its early days, Mina Road Park was well maintained with its own full time ranger. More recently, the lake was destroyed in the blitz but an attractive bridge has recently been built over the brook.

Management and maintenance

If you have any comments, queries or concerns about the management and maintenance of this site, please contact Bristol Parks on the contact details below and we will ensure your information is promptly actioned.

Plants and wildlife

There is a beautiful Weeping Willow in the park. Much new planting has recently taken place including aquatic planting to enhance the stream. Click here for more information on Bristol's wildlife.

Play facilities and activities

There is a dog-freeplayground in the park and a kickabout area with basketball hoops.

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Recreation

There are no facilities for sport in the park. Click here for more information on sport facilities in Bristol's parks and green spaces and how to book.

Contact us

You can call Bristol Parks on 0117 922 3719 or email: bristolparks@bristol.gov.uk  Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5pm (4.30pm Friday). Alternatively you can text us on 0771 039 6713 to report flytipping, graffiti, or make any other comments about Bristol's parks and green spaces. Please provide as much information and specific details as possible about the location attaching any supporting photographs. We will only call you back if we require further information.