St Andrews Park

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General Information

Effingham Road, Montpelier, Bristol BS6

Give your views on the play area improvements

Introduction

This is one of the city’s classic Victorian neighbourhood parks, laid out at the same time as the prosperous housing development around it.

Access

St. Andrews Park is open all year round, 365 days of the year. Access is from Sommerville Road, Effingham Road and Maurice Road, St Andrews.

Plan your visit to St Andrews Park with Journey Planner, City Map Viewer and Regional Map. Click here to view a GIS map of St Andrews Park.

Community, clubs and associations

For further information on local park user groups please contact Bristol Parks on the contact details below. Click here to find out more about getting involved in supporting your local park or green space.

Developments

Bristol City Council has received funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families to improve the play area in St Andrews Park. Please take a look at the proposals for the improvements below:

Then complete the questionnaire to give your views. Please note that the deadline for returning completed questionnaires is 15th July.

Other aspirations include the reinstatement of Victorian style railings.

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. To find out what is happening in the park, visit What's On. If you are interested in promoting an event in Bristol's parks and green spaces, click here for more information.

Plants and wildlife

There are still plenty of fine mature trees and specimen plantings to enjoy, including London Planes and Limes, together with ornamental trees and shrubs in the lower area of the park, including Laurel, Holly and Box. Click here to find out more about wildlife in Bristol.

Play activities

The park has an unsupervised paddling pool for children (available for use in the Spring and Summer, from May Bank Holiday to 5 September). Call 0117 922 3719 to check whether the pool is open before making your visit.

There is also an enclosed dog-free childrens play area and a local group is fundraising for more play equipment.

Follow this link to find out more about Play in Bristol and in the city's parks and green spaces.

Recreation

There is an outdoor bowling green which is managed by St Andrews and Kildare Bowling Club. Click here to find out more about sport 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.

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