Spring at Beale Park
Beale Wildlife Park and Gardens is situated by the River Thames, between the villages of Pangbourne and Lower Basildon in Berkshire, England. It has three main areas of attraction: collections of small exotic animals, farm animals and birds; landscaped gardens and woodlands; and children's play areas.
This part is the Jubliee Water Gardens. Beale Park celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006 with the creation of the Jubliee Water Gardens.
Designed by Pantiles Nurseries,Surrey’s award-winning nursery, surrounding the Pavilion was brought to life with an exotic array of plants such as Phormium (New Zealand flax), Dicksonia (tree ferns) and Phyllostachys (bamboo), creating an unusual walk with a hint of the Orient for all to enjoy.
The artwork in the background is the The Italian Fountain which arrived in the grounds of Beale Park in 1954; two years before the Park opened.
It’s an outstanding feature and was commissioned by Whitaker Wright in the late 1890s. Made of marble, it creates movement in the Park with a steady trickle of water.
The park itself was founded in 1956 by Gilbert Beale as his own private park. He was a keen collector and breeder of peacocks and these birds still roam free in the park. The park is known locally as both "Child-Beale" (after the founding charity) and colloquially as "The Peacock Farm."
Over recent years the park has expanded to accommodate a wide variety of visitors, especially the youngest ones. The park has recently built a roplay area, a pets area, sand pits, paddling pools, Little Tikes Play Area and the Beale Railway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) section of 10 1⁄2 in (267 mm) narrow gauge railway on which are run a steam train, "John Remmy", and a diesel "Sir Humphrey Davy", each capable of pulling 5 carriages and 50 people.
For older visitors there are the gardens, lakes and the model boat exhibition.
There is also a gift shop, education centre and restaurant on site.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beale_Park
www.bealepark.co.uk/gardens/jubilee_garden/
www.bealepark.co.uk/gardens/sculptures/italian_fountain/
Spring at Beale Park
Beale Wildlife Park and Gardens is situated by the River Thames, between the villages of Pangbourne and Lower Basildon in Berkshire, England. It has three main areas of attraction: collections of small exotic animals, farm animals and birds; landscaped gardens and woodlands; and children's play areas.
This part is the Jubliee Water Gardens. Beale Park celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006 with the creation of the Jubliee Water Gardens.
Designed by Pantiles Nurseries,Surrey’s award-winning nursery, surrounding the Pavilion was brought to life with an exotic array of plants such as Phormium (New Zealand flax), Dicksonia (tree ferns) and Phyllostachys (bamboo), creating an unusual walk with a hint of the Orient for all to enjoy.
The artwork in the background is the The Italian Fountain which arrived in the grounds of Beale Park in 1954; two years before the Park opened.
It’s an outstanding feature and was commissioned by Whitaker Wright in the late 1890s. Made of marble, it creates movement in the Park with a steady trickle of water.
The park itself was founded in 1956 by Gilbert Beale as his own private park. He was a keen collector and breeder of peacocks and these birds still roam free in the park. The park is known locally as both "Child-Beale" (after the founding charity) and colloquially as "The Peacock Farm."
Over recent years the park has expanded to accommodate a wide variety of visitors, especially the youngest ones. The park has recently built a roplay area, a pets area, sand pits, paddling pools, Little Tikes Play Area and the Beale Railway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) section of 10 1⁄2 in (267 mm) narrow gauge railway on which are run a steam train, "John Remmy", and a diesel "Sir Humphrey Davy", each capable of pulling 5 carriages and 50 people.
For older visitors there are the gardens, lakes and the model boat exhibition.
There is also a gift shop, education centre and restaurant on site.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beale_Park
www.bealepark.co.uk/gardens/jubilee_garden/
www.bealepark.co.uk/gardens/sculptures/italian_fountain/