Explore Lydiard

Lydiard Park is beautiful and inspiring place to visit throughout the year. Visitors are free to wander through its 260 acre historic landscape of rolling lawns, woodlands, lakes and pasture. Miles of accessible paths allow you to explore leisurely on foot, or enjoy running and cycling in this quintessentially English country landscape.

The park is much loved by local people, attracting 800,000 people each year. It’s a perfect place to meet up with friends and popular for family picnics and dog walks.

The Coach House Café is a snug place to warm up with a hot drink and snack in winter and for summer teas the courtyard is a suntrap.

Nature Watch

Each season at the park brings its own delights

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Park Run

Fun and fitness in a beautiful green setting.

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Historic Landscape

Lydiard Park is listed as Grade II in Historic England’s register of the most important gardens and historic landscapes in England.

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Family Discovery Trails

Discover Lydiard’s historic landscape and curious garden features with a new fun family trail.

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Nature in November

Winter may be coming and we may need to dig out our warm coats for a walk in the park, but there is still plenty to see and...

Fungi in the Lydiard Woodlands

This is the time of year when fungi rules the Lydiard Woods. The word “fungi” is a group of organisms that include yeast...

September Fruits and Flowers

As we celebrate the fruits of autumn in Lydiard's walled garden, a recent browse through Lady Johanna's 17th-Century recipe...

Butterflies at Lydiard all through August

Vernon St John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, was a keen naturalist and entomologist. He started collecting and studying...

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Lydiard Through the Seasons

Enjoy a Photo Gallery of Lydiard Park through the seasons.

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As a Friend of Lydiard Park, you become part of its ongoing story. With your help, we can conserve and enhance this wonderful place and its many tales for the future.