Aston Park

Address

Aston Park, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6JD

Plan your journey.

How to get there and parking

Located off the A38 Aston Expressway and next to Villa Park, home of Aston Villa Football Club.

Entrances off Trinity Road, Witton Lane and Upper Thomas Street.

Bus stops on Witton Lane and Upper Thomas Street.

About the park

This is an eye-catching and historic park which forms an idyllic setting for Aston Hall a Jacobean mansion built in the mid-17th century and now a fascinating museum.

The park provides a backdrop of mature trees and shrubs, sweeping avenues and constantly changing planting schemes which makes it a great place for a stroll and serves as the perfect complement to the Grade I listed building, built between 1618 and 1635 for Sir Thomas Holte and home to James Watt Junior from 1817 to 1848.

Just a stone’s throw from Aston Villa Football Club’s ground, today’s park is a remnant of Aston Hall’s 934-acre deer park. The Corporation of Birmingham purchased the hall and some of its surrounding land in 1864 and parts were opened as pleasure gardens to the public. Between 1924 and 1934 extensive formal gardens were laid out around Aston Hall to provide an ‘historic’ setting for the mansion.

Due to the park’s importance, the gardens have been registered on the Historic Parks Register, helping to preserve it for future generations.

Aston Hall and park sit in the heart of Aston ward and are a focal point for community events, from Aston Pride to a mini Olympics for local school children.

As well as being a great place for visitors to relax or immerse themselves in history, the park also caters for leisure and sporting activities with cricket and football pitches, a walking trail and children play facilities.

Website

Visit the Aston Hall and park website.

Video introduction

Facilities at the park

• Children’s playground
• Parking
• Cricket pitch
• Multi-Use games area (MUGA)

Awards and status

Green Flag Award

Toilets

There are toilets at Aston Hall museum

Points of interest

• Aston Hall - Grade I listed 17th century mansion house and one of Birmingham’s most iconic buildings. It offers a wide range of stimulating and memorable on-site taught sessions, self-guided visits and outreach services.
• Historic landscaped gardens

Other features

• Walking route
• Well-defined tree-lined paths

Aston Park Pavilion and Pitches are available for hire