Days Out On The Wirral – Birkenhead Park

Things To Love About Birkenhead Park

(Not Just The Elephants!)

Birkenhead Park has a lot to offer to both locals and visitors alike. This wonderful urban park, with two large lakes, open pastures and woodland, features a variety of facilities.

Opened on 5th April 1847, Birkenhead Park is widely acknowledged as the first civic park to be publically-funded in Britain. An inspiration for the famous US landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, Birkenhead Park served as inspiration for Central Park in New York, with its alleys, open meadows, lakes and park buildings.

Olmstead once wrote of Birkenhead Park: “…[in] America there was nothing to be thought of as comparable with this People’s Garden”.

The beauty of Birkenhead Park and its unique design was named as a conservation area in 1977 and in 1995 English Heritage labelled the Park as a Grade 1 Listed Landscape.

Birkenhead Park has dedicated staff, including a ranger, security agents and ground maintenance teams. This approach helps the popularity of the park, as the staff organizes a full program of events and walks for all visitors, young and old.

Weekly At Birkenhead Park

All the weekly events start from the Visitor’s Center and are open to any participants ready to enjoy fresh air, exercise or join in with ecological activities.

Mondays: Health Walk from 11.00am
Wednesdays: Restoration Volunteers from 10.30am
Thursdays: Bike Riding for Beginners from 10.00am – 12noon
Thursdays: Wheels for All from 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Fridays: Restoration Tour from 2.00pm
Saturdays: Task Day from 10.30am, some weeks are Lakes parties and may last all day!

Further details can be found on the Council website for the Park, as well as Autumn and Winter events here.

Our 10 Top Activities At Birkenhead Park

If the daily activities weren’t enough, facilities for visitors include a long list of entertainment options, ideal for spending a day in any season.
Here’s our list of ten popular activities anyone can enjoy on Birkenhead Park:

1.    Adventure playground for children
2.    Two cricket clubs
3.    Tennis courts
4.    Bowling greens
5.    Fishing (fishing permits required to fish in the park)
6.    Football pitches
7.    Glass pavilion with cafe and exhibition gallery
8.    The Boat House, the Swiss Bridge
9.    Birkenhead Park Rugby Club (located on the left-hand side of Park Road North)
10.   Daily events for visitors, parties and exhibitions

(I’m sure that’s more than ten…)