Baggeridge Country Park

Baggeridge Country Park is located within the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its entrance is on the A463 just west of Gospel End, a small Staffordshire village just beyond the borders of the Wolverhampton and the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. Main informationBaggeridge Country Park is owned by the South Staffordshire Council and has ample parking charged at £1. 70 for 1 hour then £2. 70 all day as of April 2015. The main feature is a large hill of Pit Mounds which has plenty of paths to its summit and a lake named Bag Pool located between the parking grounds and the hill. The facilities located near parking space are A bandstand, café, camping field, events field, large children's play area, miniature railway and sensory garden. A ropes course named Closer to the Edge is also in the park. It is a local nature reserve. HistoryBaggeridge was originally owned by the Earls of Dudley as part of the Himley Estate and consisted of small farms and ancient woodland along with the parkland of Himley Park. It was later landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown in the 18th century; the landscape is still largely unchanged from the southern boundary up to the Wishing Pools. The whole site remained as landscaped by Brown until 1902 when work began to mine the northern half when pit shafts were sunk and a cast mining operation began. The mine was then nationalized in 1947 and closed down on 1 March 1968. In 1970 the western, central, southern and eastern areas were designated a Country Park with full reclamation on 12 January 1981. The north eastern area became Baggeridge Brick. It was officially opened on 17 June 1983 by Princess Anne.

Baggeridge Country Park is located within the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its entrance is on the A463 just west of Gospel End, a small Staffordshire village just beyond the borders of the Wolverhampton and the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. Main informationBaggeridge Country Park is owned by the South Staffordshire Council and has ample parking charged at £1. 70 for 1 hour then £2. 70 all day as of April 2015. The main feature is a large hill of Pit Mounds which has plenty of paths to its summit and a lake named Bag Pool located between the parking grounds and the hill. The facilities located near parking space are A bandstand, café, camping field, events field, large children's play area, miniature railway and sensory garden. A ropes course named Closer to the Edge is also in the park. It is a local nature reserve. HistoryBaggeridge was originally owned by the Earls of Dudley as part of the Himley Estate and consisted of small farms and ancient woodland along with the parkland of Himley Park. It was later landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown in the 18th century; the landscape is still largely unchanged from the southern boundary up to the Wishing Pools. The whole site remained as landscaped by Brown until 1902 when work began to mine the northern half when pit shafts were sunk and a cast mining operation began. The mine was then nationalized in 1947 and closed down on 1 March 1968. In 1970 the western, central, southern and eastern areas were designated a Country Park with full reclamation on 12 January 1981. The north eastern area became Baggeridge Brick. It was officially opened on 17 June 1983 by Princess Anne.