Highbury Park is a public park located in
Moseley
Moseley ( ') is an affluent suburb in south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre.
It is located within the eponymous Moseley ward of the constituency of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (UK Parliament constituency), Hall Green and ...
,
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
, UK. The estate of
Highbury Hall, the former residence of
Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal Party (UK), Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually was a leading New Imperialism, imperial ...
, stands on the park's northern edge.
Before his death in 1914, he bequeathed the park to the people of Birmingham. The park finally opened to the public in 1930.
Rangers are also available to host events and activities in the park. A picnic area also lies in the park.
In 2021, new paths were completed, travelling through areas of woodland, to make Highbury Hall more accessible to the rest of the park, and to create more accessible areas in the park.
References
External links
Highbury Park Friends*
Parks and open spaces in Birmingham, West Midlands
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