Hazlehead Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hazlehead Park |
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Snow covering the woods of Hazlehead Park
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| Type | Public Park |
| Location | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Area | 180 hectares (1,800,000 m²) |
| Created | (bought by the city for the public) 1920 |
| Operated by | Aberdeen City Council |
| Status | Open all year |
Hazlehead Park is a public park in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen, Scotland. 180 hectares in size, it was opened to the public in 1920, having formerly been the estate of Hazlehead House, home of William Rose, shipbuilder. It is heavily wooded and contains many walking tracks.
There are football pitches, two golf courses, a pitch and putt course and a horse-riding school. The park has a significant collection of sculpture by a range of artists, including the memorial to those who died in the Piper Alpha disaster. It also has heritage items which have been rescued from various places within the city, and it features Scotland's oldest maze, first planted in 1935.
In September 2007, Hazlehead Park was host to the Northsound Radio concert, Free 2007. It took place on Sunday 2 September 2007, and claims to be the biggest free outdoor event in Scotland.
The park is home to a Parkrun.
Golf
The park has two 18 hole and its pitch and putt golf courses. The courses are public owned and there are no handicap or other restrictions for those who play on them.
The "Number 1 course" was designed by Alistair MacKenzie, who also designed the Augusta National.
Cafe
The park has its own cafe which was refurbished and reopened in 2013. It is operated by the same company as the cafe at Duthie Park. The cafe was severely damaged in a fire in the evening of 11 December 2020, which was subsequently determined to have been started deliberately.
Images for kids
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The shelter at the former tram and bus terminus
