Hazlehead Park
Groates Road at Hazlehead Avenue, Aberdeen. Telephone 01224 522734.

Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen has won this year's Britain's Best Parks competition. The park, managed and maintained by Aberdeen City Council, combines excellence in garden design and maintenance with facilities for every generation including a maze, pet's corner, crazy golf and a safe play area
A park of over 180 hectares, which was originally part of the freedom lands granted to the city in 1319. The land fell into private ownership but was bought back by the council in 1920.

This park is on the outskirts of Aberdeen and is heavily wooded. It is popular with sports enthusiasts, walkers, naturalists and picnickers. Around the park are football pitches, a golf course, pitch and putt course and woods for walking.

The park itself has rose gardens, azalea & rhododendron borders, heather beds, a children's play area and a pets’ corner. This is from the Aberdeen Highland Games, held every summer in Hazlehead Park. A closer look at the photograph will show the weight which is being flung over the high bar.

The park has a significant collection of sculpture by a range of artists and heritage items which have been rescued from various places within the city.

 
Hazlehead Park is 34.4 Miles from Denhead Steading