Christchurch Park — Attraction in Ipswich

Christchurch Park is definitely the most varied public place in Ipswich & justifiably regarded as one of the town's best features. The site has so many aspects to it, from formally laid-out gardens & fountain water pool, to its so-called 'old men', mature trees providing natural woodland to such features as the so-called 'Wilderness Pond'. There's even a Petanque pitch on-site, as well as separate arboretum & orchard areas, both fenced-in & secluded from the public section of the Park, although easily enough found. The Arboretum Sundial, previously located within an orchard, is now in a flowerbed, acting as memorial to Dr. John Blatchly MBE, Headmaster of the nearby Ipswich School & an influential figure in preserving the old town. Criss-crossing paths vary from tarmac, to trodden mud through the trees, so all several contrasts of terrain are extraordinary to find all in one space. It's a great place for dog exercising, or just sitting on one of the many benches & observing Squirrels, listening to Woodpeckers, & all the other nature thriving in a city centre, as I've enjoyed here. If it does have a downside, it's for those who're not dog lovers, as they're unavoidable & do tend to be bounding around all over the place. I've walked dogs here, as part of a scheme training them in off the lead behaviour, but too many owners cannot be bothered. The incredible thing is how gormless some of the local dog owners are, & cannot cope with other people using this facility, such as trying to have a picnic or quiet sit down . Christchurch Park is extremely hilly & very steep walking from South to North gates, so it's difficult going for those with mobility problems or simply feeling tired. Actually, the set paths at the lowest end of the Park, all run in diagonal, up/downhill direction, so making it quite awkward crossing from one side to the other than by walking across the grass. On-site is also the town's WW Memorial, & separate Boer War Memorial, as well as memorial tree. There's so much to see here, it's possible to forget that the site is also the location of the stately home from which it takes its name,...

The stage is in the wrong place if it rained we would have slept all over place on hill next time put the fairground in another place where children can play safely and next time put the stage where it always was on flat ground and always put a toilet attendant on there are better toilets to be hired better than boxers the good people of Ipswich deserve a good quality toilet so they can wash their hands also fairgrounds are not to be letting without safety certificates as Pollard's spend a lot of money testing these rides and all ride attendant should have clean clothes on and where signed uniforms Lincoln as side uniforms everybody else has signed uniforms Christmas market has signed uniforms Belfast Dublin the good showman should not be led on without uniforms a safety certificate the safety manager of the ground should also bring safety certificates to managers of the field I observed lots of faults and failings with this year's show so please pass them on to their next Year Show for quality service safety safety first is apparently paramount so please cancel our ever is please eat these warnings before anything happens to the public thank you and may you do the same for Christmas markets and for bonfires the affair does not...

Fireworks display at Christchurch Park

Excellent display, unfortunately despite being on my new mobility scooter & at the top of the slope I couldn't see the low fireworks, Roman candles etc., very well. Big crowd, there may have been facilities for disabled but I didn't check beforehand. My bad Good party band 'Soul Kitchen' played on the stage after the fireworks finished. Bar, food, small funfair were the extra attractions as well as a team of entrepreneurs selling bright lit hand held fun things for the kiddies My youngest daughter in 2 of the photos with me in the bottom picture. That is a neat little photo trick provided by my Nokia. She's not a little girl, it was my grandson we went for really, his first fireworks, I think he liked them & didn't have a problem with the noise. Left Tich at home obviously. She hasn't been bothered by fireworks going off near home buying think this would have been too much. Good night generally so well done Ipswich Council who put it on. Will make a trip to the park in daytime soon, now I know I can get there & back on the scooter. That will let me give a more useful review of the park generally

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