Harlow Town Park

Harlow Town Park is a 164-acre (66 ha) public park in Harlow, Essex, England. The park is one of the largest urban parks in Britain. It includes multiple gardens, a petting zoo named the Pets' Corner, a bandstand, and the Spurriers House Café. It opened in 1957 and was designed by two of the most important figures in 20th-century landscape architecture in Britain: Frederick Gibberd and Sylvia Crowe. Its importance was recognised by Historic England on 18 August 2020 when it was added to the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens as Grade II. The park is set in and around the valley of Netteswell Cross, which includes a stream and a small historic settlement that retains a high level of original character. Several of the buildings are Grade II listed, including 6 School Lane, Greyhound Public House, Hill Hall Farmhouse, Hoppitts, and Marshgate Farmhouse. These buildings range in age from the 16th to the late 19th centuries. Harlow Town Park received a large £2.8m grant for renovations in 2014, which were completed in 2016. The park has been awarded a Green Flag on six occasions, recognising the quality of green space management. In 2019, the Park was voted among the most popular 10 parks in the country in the Green Flag People's Choice award.

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  Stansted Mountfitchet Castle ⓘ
  Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, UK

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  Waytemore Castle ⓘ
  castle in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Hertford Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in East Hertfordshire, England, UK  

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  Saffron Walden Castle ⓘ
  former medieval castle in Essex, England, UK

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  Benington Lordship ⓘ
  country house in Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Henry Moore Studios and Gardens ⓘ
  sculpture park and museum in Much Hadham, East Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Cater Museum ⓘ
  small local museum in Billericay High Street

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  Clowns Gallery-Museum ⓘ
  clowning Museum in Dalston, England

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  Eastbury Manor House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom

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  Epping Ongar Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Essex, England

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  Essex Regiment Museum ⓘ
  military museum in United Kingdom

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  Gibberd Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Harlow

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  Great Bardfield Cottage Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Great Bardfield, Essex, England, UK

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  Hackney Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in London, England, United Kingdom

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  Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens ⓘ
  Local museum in Harlow, United Kingdom

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  Hertford Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Hylands ⓘ
  country house in Writtle, Essex, England, UK

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  Ingatestone Hall ⓘ
  country house in Essex, England, UK

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  Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker ⓘ
  ROTOR air defence control bunker converted to a Regional Seat of Government  

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  Knebworth House ⓘ
  country house in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Lowewood Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Lowewood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Markfield Beam Engine and Museum ⓘ
  museum in London

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  Mill Green Museum and Working Mill ⓘ
  local museum in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Much Hadham Forge Museum ⓘ
  industry museum in United Kingdom

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  North Weald Airfield Museum ⓘ
  military museum in North Weald, United Kingdom  

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  Rainham Hall ⓘ
  historic house museum in Rainham, London Borough of Havering, UK

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  Redbridge Museum ⓘ
  museum and archive in United Kingdom

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  Rhodes Arts Complex ⓘ
  museum and arts centre in Bishop's Strotford, England

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  Saffron Walden Museum ⓘ
  museum in Essex, United Kingdom

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  Sandford Mill Museum ⓘ
  industrial museum in Chelmsford

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  Shaw's Corner ⓘ
  writer's house museum in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  St Albans Organ Theatre ⓘ
  theatre in the UK

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  The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History ⓘ
  curiosity museum in Hackney, London

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  Valence House Museum ⓘ
  local museum within a medieval manor house in Dagenham, United Kingdom

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  Valentines Mansion ⓘ
  UK historic house museum, Ilford

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  Vestry House Museum ⓘ
  museum in Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom

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  Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills ⓘ
  Grade I listed military museum in the United Kingdom

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  Walthamstow Pump House Museum ⓘ
  museum in London

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  Ware Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Sutton House ⓘ
  Tudor manor house in Hackney

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  Hatfield House ⓘ
  country house in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Bruce Castle ⓘ
  manor house in London, United Kingdom

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  Audley End House ⓘ
  country house in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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  The Epping Forest Museum ⓘ
  museum in London, England, UK

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  Museum of the Home ⓘ
  museum in London, specialising in the history of the English domestic interior

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  Kenwood House ⓘ
  art museum and historic house in Hampstead, London

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  Museum of Chelmsford ⓘ
  museum in Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom

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  William Morris Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom

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  Stevenage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  De Havilland Aircraft Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Hertfordshire Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  St Albans Musical Museum ⓘ
  museum in St. Albans, England, UK

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  Epping Forest District Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom

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  The Who Shop Museum ⓘ
  museum in East Ham, Newham, London, England, UK

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  Fry Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Saffron Walden, United Kingdom

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  Whitewebbs Museum of Transport ⓘ
  The Whitewebbs Museum, Whitewebbs Road, Enfield

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  Potters Bar Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  House On The Hill Toy Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stansted, England, UK

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  Essex Police Museum ⓘ
  police museum in Chelmsford, United Kingdom

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  Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art ⓘ
  art museum in London, United Kingdom

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  Elstree and Borehamwood Museum ⓘ
  museum in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Great Dunmow Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Great Dunmow

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  West Ham United Football Club Museum ⓘ
  museum in London, England, UK

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  Bishop's Stortford Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bishops Stortford, England, UK

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  The National Speedway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Broxbourne, England, UK

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  Havering Museum ⓘ
  local museum, United Kingdom

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  Vagina Museum ⓘ
  museum in London, UK

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  RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre ⓘ
  Aviation museum in England

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1914 Museum of the Home

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1929 Kenwood House

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1930 Museum of Chelmsford

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1950 William Morris Gallery

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1954 Stevenage Museum

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1959 De Havilland Aircraft Museum

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1960 Hertfordshire Zoo

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1978 St Albans Musical Museum

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1981 Epping Forest District Museum

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1984 The Who Shop Museum

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1985 Fry Art Gallery

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1986 Whitewebbs Museum of Transport

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1990 Potters Bar Museum

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1991 House On The Hill Toy Museum

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1992 Essex Police Museum

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1998 Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

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2000 Elstree and Borehamwood Museum

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2001 Great Dunmow Museum

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2002 West Ham United Football Club Museum

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2005 Bishop's Stortford Museum

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2007 The National Speedway Museum

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2010 Havering Museum

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2017 Vagina Museum

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2021 RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre

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Paddling pools at Harlow Town Park.

The Greyhound public house

Green on former pitch and putt

Paddling pools next to Harlow Swimming Pool

Vandalised Art

Water Gardens in Harlow Town Park

Water Gardens in Harlow Town Park

Harlow Town Park

Harlow Town Park

Harlow Town Park

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Stansted Mountfitchet Castle	ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Waytemore Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Hertford Castle	castle, city hall	Wikidata
site	castle	1141	Saffron Walden Castle	archaeological site, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	garden		Benington Lordship	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden	1977	Henry Moore Studios and Gardens	museum, sculpture garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Cater Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Clowns Gallery-Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Eastbury Manor House	manor house, local museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Epping Ongar Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Essex Regiment Museum	military museum, regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Gibberd Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Bardfield Cottage Museum	local museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Hackney Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hertford Museum	local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hylands	building, historic house museum, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Ingatestone Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker	bunker, military museum, Royal Air Force station	Wikidata
site	museum		Knebworth House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lowewood Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Markfield Beam Engine and Museum	steam engine, museum, pumping station, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mill Green Museum and Working Mill	watermill, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Much Hadham Forge Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		North Weald Airfield Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rainham Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Redbridge Museum	museum, archive, county record office	Wikidata
site	museum		Rhodes Arts Complex	arts center, local museum, movie theater	Wikidata
site	museum		Saffron Walden Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sandford Mill Museum	industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shaw's Corner	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Albans Organ Theatre	theatre building, music museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Valence House Museum	house, archive, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Valentines Mansion	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Vestry House Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills	charitable organization, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Walthamstow Pump House Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ware Museum	city museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1535	Sutton House	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1611	Hatfield House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1684	Bruce Castle	local museum, manor house, conservation area, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1700	Audley End House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1895	The Epping Forest Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1914	Museum of the Home	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	Kenwood House	museum, art museum, historic house museum, historic house, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1930	Museum of Chelmsford	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	William Morris Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Stevenage Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1959	De Havilland Aircraft Museum	independent museum, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Hertfordshire Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	St Albans Musical Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Epping Forest District Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	The Who Shop Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Fry Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Whitewebbs Museum of Transport	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Potters Bar Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	House On The Hill Toy Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Essex Police Museum	police museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Elstree and Borehamwood Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Great Dunmow Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	West Ham United Football Club Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Bishop's Stortford Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	The National Speedway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Havering Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Vagina Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre	history museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Paddling pools at Harlow Town Park.		Commons
commons	image		The Greyhound public house		Commons
commons	image		Green on former pitch and putt		Commons
commons	image		Paddling pools next to Harlow Swimming Pool		Commons
commons	image		Vandalised Art		Commons
commons	image		Water Gardens in Harlow Town Park		Commons
commons	image		Water Gardens in Harlow Town Park		Commons
commons	image		Harlow Town Park		Commons
commons	image		Harlow Town Park		Commons
commons	image		Harlow Town Park		Commons