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Parks And Gardens In Chesterfield To Enjoy During The Summer
here’s nothing healthier just some of the projects being
or better for you than the funded by Chesterfield Borough
great outdoors. Whether you Council and the heritage lottery.
want to get out and walk the dog
or go for a cycle ride, then the Queens Park is located behind the
parks in Chesterfield are some of Queens Leisure Centre in
the best parks around. Chesterfield town centre. The
Leisure Centre offers a full
Here’s a small summary and a range of services including
little bit of information of just Badminton Courts, a 33 metre 6
some of the parks in and around lane swimming pool, teaching and
the chesterfield area. beached baby pool, Gym, Indoor
Sports Hall and a cafeteria.
Queens Park There are several car parks
surrounding the park, all for a
Queens Park is the largest of the small charge, can be used.
Chesterfield Town Parks, and is
located in Chesterfield town There is also a boating lake,
centre. Queens Park is currently which recently flooded in the
in the process of a full heavy rains, as well as a railway
re-generation which will include track. The little train that runs
new toilet facilities, a restored around the track has recently
and re-modelled boating lake, a been in the local press as local
new hospitality area big enough children won the right to name
for up to three marquees and the him Puffin Billy.
restoration of the grade II
listed glass house. The grade II Somersall Park
listed bandstand in Queens Park
has also been completely restored Somersall is a smaller
to its former glory. These are residential park located slightly
off the beaten track where orchard and a pond which has
Chesterfield Golf Club first become a haven for various
started in 1897. Its first wildlife.
members played a nine hole course
in Somersall Park. The Club moved Hunloke Community Garden is open
to its present site in 1906 when 9am to 4pm during the week in the
Somersall Park proved to be too winter and 9am to 6pm every day
short. As well as having playing during the summer.
fields, a fun playground and a
cricket pavilion, Somersall Park Pools Brook Country Park
also has recycling facilities
located in the car park. Pools Brook Country Park is
Chesterfield’s newest and largest
The river Hipper runs through park situated on Inkersal road,
Somersall Park which is great for Pools Brook, Chesterfield and is
the dogs and the kids in the signposted from the A632. It’s
summer! built on reclaimed colliery land
and is a very important site
Hunloke Community Garden locally for biodiversity. It has
a variety of habitats including
Hunloke Community Garden can be lakes, meadows and woodlands.
found just off the A61 in
Chesterfield and is easily found The Country Park is very popular
by following the brown Tourist with local wildlife as well as
Info signs from the main rd. The the residents of Chesterfield and
Garden was created by the local surrounding areas. The fishing
people on an old derelict field lake at Pools Brook Country Park
and is now a fully operational is also a hit with local anglers.
nursery growing vegetables and
plants for sale. There is also an There is a visitor's centre where
you can pick up information about there’s also a Community Café.
the various woodland walkways and
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Chesterfield News
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