Holywells Park, Ipswich
Holywells Park is a 67-acre (270,000 m2) public park in Ipswich, England situated between Nacton Road and Cliff Lane, near to Ipswich dock.
The land was owned by the Bishops but it was then owned by Henry VIII.
The land was bought by John Cobbold in 1812 who brought his wife Elizabeth Cobbold and their large family here to live in 1814. Previously private land, it was opened to the public in 1936.
The park contains a Grade II listed orangery, built in the late 19th century
The park contains a children's play area, a bowling green, woodland, ponds and natural streams.
In summer 2007 work was completed on a new play area, Situated on the site of the old play area. Work was also carried out to remove the paddling pool and in turn making a new stream joining the 3rd pond to the lake at the holywells road end of the park.
Clive Hodges. 2016. 'Holywells, Home of the Cobbolds'. Ivybridge: [The Cobbold Family History Trust].
Coordinates: 52°02′50″N 1°10′19″E / 52.0473°N 1.1719°E
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