Festival Gardens - Riverside Drive

Full of nature

Love this place. Great place for a walk, dog walk and young kids. Plenty of open spaces in different part of this garden for different kind of activities. I really like the Chinese house and lake with...

Looking good!

The garden is looking a lot better than they have for many a year thanks to volunteers’ group working together with council. You can spend a good hour walking around here and the adjacent southern gra...

Looking much better and worth a visit.

It should be noted that the current site is only a part of the original 1984 site which was huge. The current site particularly the laid out area has benefited massively from some serious TLC provided...

As it was back in 1983/4 prior to opening.

My first visit, after the opening. Involved in the construction of parts of the site in 1983/4. Railway stations/Indian Garden and other parts.

Worth exploring beyond the hoardings

If you can find your way in, past all the construction hoarding the site is still well worth a visit with attractive woodland paths, wetland areas and the Japanese Garden. It's looking a bit tired, b...