Braunstone Park

This article is about the public park. For the electoral ward, see Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields.

Braunstone Park is a large public park located in Braunstone, Leicester, England.

Braunstone Park
A lake at Braunstone Park
Location	Braunstone, Leicester, United Kingdom
Area	168 acres
Operated by	Leicester City Council

History

Braunstone Hall, which was built as a private house in 1775, became a school in 1932.^[1]

Facilities

The park covers an area of 168 acres, has two lakes, large open spaces, woodlands and meadows. It has three formal gardens; a war memorial garden, a walled garden and an azalea garden. Facilities include a children's play area, a skate park, outdoor gyms and four football pitches. A small museum in the park opens on special occasions.^[2] At the edge of the park is Braunstone Leisure Centre, which is run by Leicester City Council.

Parkrun

Every Saturday morning at 9am, Braunstone Park hosts a parkrun run marshalled by volunteers.^[3] The first Braunstone parkrun was held on 25 September 2010.^[4]