点评:Large and well maintained town park - with 32 hectares to explore. The main feature of the park is the River Gade. In recent years, work has been done to improve the rivers' ecology - restoring it to a more natural state. You can already see improvements in the parts that have been re-landscaped - with more fish, dragonflies and birdlife. In late spring its full of birdsong - as blackcaps, greenfinches and song thrush vie for attention.
Many fine trees date from its time as a country house, owned by the wealthy Paston Cooper family. The white bridge dates back to about 1840 when the area was part of the Gadebridge House estate. With grade II listing by Historic England, the bridge in its design resembling bamboo, following Chinese style popular at the time.
More recent additions to the garden provide space for reflection - including a Covid Memorial garden; and a garden to remember children still born.
May is a busy month for the gardeners, with the walled garden closed to allow the gardeners to plant 1000s of begonias and other bedding plants. These make a fantastically colourful display through the summer. For families there is a splash park, and nearby a kiosk selling drinks and snack and toilets. It is on the edge of the old town, which has a wide range of cafes and more public toilets. On Fridays there is a local market with food and craft stalls. If you follow the river Gade into the New Town, you can also enjoy the restored water gardens.
翻译:大型且维护良好的城镇公园,占地32公顷,可供探索。公园的主要景观是盖德河。近年来,公园致力于改善河流生态,使其恢复到更自然的状态。您已经可以看到重新美化的部分有所改善,鱼类、蜻蜓和鸟类的数量有所增加。晚春时节,这里鸟语花香,黑顶林莺、绿雀和歌鸫争相鸣叫,令人赏心悦目。
许多美丽的树木可以追溯到它作为乡间别墅的时期,当时的主人是富有的帕斯顿·库珀家族。白桥的历史可以追溯到1840年左右,当时该地区是盖德桥庄园的一部分。这座桥被英国历史遗产委员会列为二级保护建筑,其设计形似竹子,沿袭了当时流行的中式风格。
花园近期增建了一些空间,包括新冠纪念花园和悼念死产儿童的花园,为人们提供了反思的空间。
五月对园丁们来说是个繁忙的月份,围墙花园会关闭,以便园丁们种植成千上万株秋海棠和其他盆栽植物。这些植物在整个夏天都呈现出绚丽多彩的景象。这里为家庭游客提供了一个戏水公园,附近还有一个售卖饮料、小吃和厕所的售货亭。它位于老城区的边缘,那里有各种各样的咖啡馆和更多的公共厕所。周五,这里会有一个当地市场,里面有各种食品和工艺品摊位。如果您沿着盖德河(Gade)进入新城区,还可以欣赏修复后的水上花园。