Frimley Lodge Park

51°17′56″N 0°43′23″W / 51.299°N 0.723°W / 51.299; -0.723

The Drake Pavilion, which incorporates a cafeteria and changing rooms for patrons of the sports grounds

Frimley Lodge Park is a 24 hectares (59 acres) recreational site located between Frimley Green and Mytchett in Surrey, England.[1]

Development

The park was developed from farmland between 1985 and 1988 at a cost of £1,500,000. The land had become the property of Surrey Heath Borough Council ten years after the owner passed away with no heirs in 1972.[1]

Amenities

Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway

In addition to the park's open spaces, amenities at Frimley Lodge include picnic areas, a pitch and putt course, children's playground, and café. It offers grass football and cricket pitches as well as an all-weather 3G football pitch.[2]

The park is home to Frimley Green Cricket Club,[1] and First Frimley Green and Mytchett Scout Group.

Frimley Lodge Park Miniature Railway opened a one kilometre track in 1990 which runs in the northern wooded part of the park. It offers train rides on the first Sunday of each month between March and November.[1]

Since February 2010 the park has been home to Frimley Lodge parkrun which takes place on Saturday mornings at 9:00am. It is run over two laps in the park and along the Basingstoke Canal towpath, and runners meet by the pavilion beforehand.

In January 2013, Surrey Heath Borough Council announced the unveiling of a memorial tree at the park after the idea of having a tree for people to visit to remember lost loved ones received support on Facebook.[3]

Awards

The park won a design award on completion[4] and has subsequently won the Green Flag Award for 22 consecutive years.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d BBC. "Frimley Lodge Park". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Frimley Lodge and Lightwater Country Park awarded prestigious Green Flag Award as two of the country's best parks | Surrey Heath Borough Council". www.surreyheath.gov.uk. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Frimley Lodge Park memorial tree to be unveiled". BBC News. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Frimley Lodge Park". www.surreyheath.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.


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