Bristol’s St George Park has scooped the number four slot in the UK’s Top 20 picnic spots. The popular BS5 park beat competition from several well-known outdoor venues including London’s Hyde Park.
Cartwright & Butler, the producers of luxury preserves, biscuits and gift boxes, analysed over 4,000 parks nationwide to unveil the ultimate parks to picnic in this summer. To do this, they looked at national parks with a minimum 4* rating in the Top 100 most populated towns and cities in the UK.
They then used Google Maps to determine how many public toilets and convenience stores are within a 10-minute walk of each park - important benchmarks for picnickers who need to buy extra suppliers or need the loo. Rankings are based on which parks have the most facilities within walking distance, followed by park rating, and average toilet rating.
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The Peace Gardens in Sheffield was named the best park in the UK according to the findings. This public space goes back to the 18th century and has 25 facilities nearby including 10 toilets and 15 shops within a ten-minute walk.
Boasting large grassy areas, 9 toilets, 12 shops, and even a zoo, Regent’s Park in London was the second best park to visit. London’s Soho Square was third with three toilets nearby and 18 shops within a ten-minute walk.
St George Park was ranked fourth best park to have a picnic in the UK. It scored a rating of 4.5 because it has two toilets and 17 shops nearby.
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Boasting large grassy areas, two toilets and ten shops within walking distance, Eastville Park ranks as Bristol's second best park to have a picnic. With 11 facilities within a 10-minute walk, Kingswood Park was third in the list.
The full list of Bristol’s Top 10 picnic spots is:
1. St George Park
2. Eastville Park
3. Kingswood Park
4. Canford Park
5. Cotham Gardens
6. St Andrew’s Park
7. Arnos Court Park
8. Oldbury Court Estate
9. Greville Smyth Park
10. Page Park
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