DERBY PARKS
Markeaton Park
Markeaton Park is probably the best known of all the parks in the city. It is a large park offering a wide range of leisure facilities and activities for all ages. It hosts various fairs and shows throughout the year.
For children there is the Mundy Play Centre, a children's wonderland. This playground is well equipped and has seasonal attractions for most of the summer; a bouncing castle, canoes, rowing boats, children electric cars, crazy golf and donkey rides. There is a miniature steam engine and a Mundy Train which tours around the park.
Housed in the old stables of the former Markeaton Hall, a craft village contains a range of individual units selling a variety of crafts and services from pottery to photography. There are a variety of sports facilities at the park.
There are many floral features in the park including a rose garden, herbaceous border, seasonal bedding displays and trees and shrubs.
