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  • Café/refreshments available
  • Toilets available
  • Picnic area available
  • Public bus service stops within one quarter of a mile of the attraction.
    Call the traveline on 0871 200 2233 for public transport information. www.traveline.info
  • Train station within one mile

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Weald Country Park

Address: South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QS

Telephone: 0845 603 7624.

Available facilities

  • Refreshments
  • Toilets
  • Picnic Area
  • Countryside
  • Events
  • Education
  • Cycling
  • Parking
  • Dogs Allowed
  • Walks
  • Horse Riding
  • Shop
  • Available for Functions
  • Iconic Views
  • Fishing
  • Animals (deer)
  • Orienteering

The park landscape at Weald has been sculptured over time, from deer park to formal gardens and lakes.

Little remains of the great hall that once overlooked the parkland that you see today. The site of the hall is now covered by the Belvedere car park, but from here you can discover some brick steps that would have led to the gardens and the base of the Belvedere - a tower built to admire the views down to the lake, used, at one time, as a family museum by the Tower family.

However the woods and park remain to be enjoyed by all. Bluebells carpet the floor of the woodlands in spring, and the rhododendrons add fiery splendour in May. With the birds around the lake bright in their spring plumage, it is a great time of year to visit the bird hide on the large lake.

The park was once a deer park used for hunting and fallow deer have been reintroduced. They are no longer able to roam free, but can be visited in their enclosure by the Visitor Centre. They look their best in autumn as the males display their fine antlers as they enter the rut. The rangers also host a variety of activities throughout the year including the Weald Country Park Show and Santa's Grotto.

 

  • A charming country park containing a assorted range of habitats
  • Explore the remains of the great hall that once overlooked the parkland.
  • Enjoy the views inspired by Capability Brown.
  • Glimpse the fallow deer in their natural surroundings of the anicient park.
  • Observe the bluebells in spring, rhododendrons in summer, fungi in autumn and resident birds in the bird hide throughout the year.
  • Take part in the family run events throughout the year.
  • Level site with east/moderate access routes.
  • Motorised buggy - linked to Brentwood mobility scheme - available on request.

 

Park Opening times

The park is open daily from 8:00am till dusk

Visitor Centre Opening times

From 1 November to 31 March - Closed Mondays except bank holidays, Tuesday to Friday 11:00am until 3:00pm, Sat, Sun and Bank holidays 10:00am until 4:00pm

From 1 April to 30 October - Closed Mondays except bank holidays and school summer holidays, Tuesday to Friday 10:00am until 4.30pm, Sat and Sunday and Bank holidays 10:00am until 5.00pm.

 

Contact details

Address:
Weald Country Park
South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QS

Telephone:
01277 261343

 

 

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