Description:

Woodthorpe Grange is an impressive large green space that sits on the edge of the city and has a wide variety of facilities including Pitch and Putt, Tropical House, formal gardens and sports pitches.

Within the park lies The Grange, a 19th century Grade II listed manor house which sits amidst a mix of landscapes and includes formal gardens, green houses, grassland and small wooded areas. An 18 hole pitch and putt course and two football pitches attracts sports enthusiasts whilst the Tropical House, 'sunken garden' with water feature and innovative train sculpture at the entrance to the old railway bridge appeals to visitors from both the city and wider surrounding area.

Park History

For those familiar with local history, the name 'Woodthorpe' does have Saxon overtones, but the site has never seen a settlement of any size other than The Grange itself and a couple of farms.

Records show that The Grange was not built until 1874 after the land was bought by Henry Ashwell which was where his family lived until the mid 1890's when it was sold. Following a generous donation from Sir Jesse Boot, the founder of Boots and Co Limited, the house was then bought by Nottingham City Council in 1921.

Woodthorpe Park Grange has now been in the ownership of Nottingham City Council for over eighty years and today is home to Nottingham City's Department of Leisure and Community Services, the maintenance depot for the local area's ground maintenance team and the city's nursery section.