Dallington Park

Dallington Park can be reached by travelling in a westerly direction from the town centre along the Harlestone Road.

This area of 23 acres was gifted to the Corporation by Messrs C.E. and T.D. Lewis in 1921.  It is a very pleasant open space with large trees and shrubberies.  

Facilities at the park include: -

• 4 Senior Football Pitches
• 4 Changing Rooms
• 2 Grass Cricket Pitches   

It is likely that this park once provided the Dallington area with grazing for cattle because there is evidence of a ha-ha wall on the north-eastern side forming the boundary shared by the former Dallington Hospital.  

As this hospital was once a large residential house with an ornamental garden, it is reasonable to assume that this ha-ha was constructed to keep grazing animals out of the gardens.  The wall, of course, no longer serves any real purpose but it has been retained for general interest.

Last reviewed 20/03/2009