Lily Hill Park

Take a step back in time and enjoy the grand views and attractive features of Lily Hill Park that were experienced by Victorian ladies and gentlemen some 160 years ago.

Facilities

Lily Hill Park has:

• historic parkland - an original yew walk, traditional orchard and mighty Wellingtonia at Forester’s Hill
• woodland - fine stands of beech trees and oaks to the east and a rare collection of hardy hybrid rhododendrons and azaleas in Starch Copse to the west
• formal gardens - an Edwardian water garden, a pond and a ‘ha ha’ sunken fence lie to the west
• England's longest picnic bench (carved from a single piece of wood)
• key features including a Father Oak sculpture welcoming you to the park and a story-telling throne where visitors can capture snapshots of their day-to-day lives
• an animal tracks trail, where families can have fun finding all 7 tracks belonging to some of the animals who visit the park
• information points at key areas of interest, which also contain wildlife-themed brass rubbings
• 2 double electric charge points in the site car park off Lily Hill Road

Electric vehicle charging

4 electric chargers are available for use by residents and visitors in the north car park off Lily Hill Road.

The facilities were secured through a grant offer from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). The 2 charge points, which are made by Easee, have double headed 22kW chargers, with a Type 2 connection. The charge points automatically manage and distribute the available capacity between the chargers in use. 

You will need to download the Plug-N-Go app to use them and check the costs.

Only use these spaces to charge your vehicles. There are plenty of other car parking spaces in which visitors can access the park.

Read more about electric vehicles.

Brass rubbing wildlife trail

Try your hand at brass rubbing using the trail at the information points around Lily Hill Park.

Download and print out the trail, take some crayons, and explore the park.

Use our printer friendly version to save on ink. If you don't have a printer, visit your local library to use one.

Explore the site

Park management

Bracknell Development Corporation purchased the estate in 1955. The house and its immediate garden were subsequently sold, while the park was transferred to the ownership of the council in 1983. The house has been restored and is currently in private commercial ownership.

In the 1990s locals successfully fought off a bid to build residential houses on the lawns of the building. In 2001 the council used a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to restore some of the key Victorian features including the drive, historic footpaths and re-planting an orchard.

Wildlife

Lily Hill Park is carefully managed to provide a diverse range of habitats for birds, bats, insects, wild flowers, grasslands and trees.

To look after the park, and keep it safe for people and animals, barbecues are not allowed.  This helps protect pets and wildlife from:

• cuts from sharp metal from discarded disposable barbecues
• burns from discarded barbecues
• wildfires if the barbecue is not properly extinguished

Barbecues also cause damage if placed on grass or furniture.

Park guide