Calverley Grounds

Originally born in 1825 as part of the Calverley Estate an ambitious mission overseen with the aid of the architect Decimus Burton to create a brand new city to rival the older village focused around the close by Pantiles, the meadows that make up Calverley Grounds have been purchased by using Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in 1920, and inside the following years had been landscaped into their gift form. Nowadays, alongside its decorative gardens, undulating lawns and shady timber, the park gives the town with a diffusion of sports activities facilities – tennis, netball and basketball are catered for, whilst in line with the park’s Victorian origins, there’s even a croquet garden.

The famous cafe is a remarkable area to get an ice cream or a cup of tea 12 months-round, whilst in August the annual Tunbridge Wells Mela is held here, featuring tune, dancing and food from round the sector. In winter, the park as bedecked with Christmas lighting fixtures because the Ice Rink is set up. Although the park seems very formally laid out, its combination of natural and guy-made habitats can guide a huge sort of wild flora, insects and butterflies. Species including the Common Blue and Small Copper – typically only found in meadowland – can regularly be found here. This park and open space has nicely surfaced routes appropriate for visitors with pushchairs and/or wheelchairs, and has no width proscribing functions, which includes stiles.