Eastville Park

Eastville Park is an example of a grand Victorian city park and is one of the main community footballing venues for the city. It is also well known for its splendid lake surrounded by wildlife areas.

Visitor Information

Location

Eastville Park is situated at Fishponds Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5.

Accessibility

Access is from Muller Road and Fishponds Road. There is a car park in Park Avenue, accessible from Fishponds Road via Oakdene Avenue which is open from 7.30am until dusk. Much of the park is accessible by wheelchair though the paths and landscape are slightly uneven.

Opening Hours

Eastville Park is open all year round, 365 days of the year.

Toilets

Toilets (non disabled accessible) are available.

Events

Eastville Park is a very popular site for community events, particularly those reflecting the multicultural and diverse population of the surrounding areas. 

To find out what is happening in the park visit What's On

See Parks and open spaces events if you are interested in holding an event in Bristol's parks and open spaces.

Visitor Facilities

• Fishing Lake (permitted within the designated areas marked on the path around the lake, please apply for a license at the Environment Agency and adhere to their regulations)
• Dog-free playground for under 15's with bastketball area
• Play area for under 12's (not dog-free)
• Six football pitches
• Tennis court
• One mile running circuit
• BMX track
• Two bowling greens
• Frome Valley Walkway connecting Snuff Mills and Oldbury Court Estate

Nature and Wildlife

Considering its proximity to the city, Eastville Park is a thriving wildlife habitat. It is popular with bird watchers, with wildfowl and waterfowl on the lake, and kingfishers, dragonflies and damselflies on the weir. The park is also home to foxes and badgers. You may also see bats taking insects above the lake on summer evenings. Look out for the summer flowering meadow near the lake, the ancient hedge and the extensive mature woodland with fine old specimen trees.

Architecture

A swimming pool was built in 1905, and the lake in 1909. Since then, local road building has resulted in the loss of the original boundaries of the park and its walls, gates and drinking fountain. The swimming pool was turned into a community garden in in the early 1980s and the bowling greens, though nearly 100 years old, are still very popular. Original Victorian drinking fountain and toilets remain.