Central Park
Since
1906, Central Park has been the green heart of Dartford - so popular
in its heyday that trippers would come from miles around to enjoy the
attractions, river and formal gardens.
Today, the park's mix of sports facilities, open space and gardens is still much loved by local people but after a hundred years it's not surprising that it's need of a little tender loving care.
A century on, we'd like to restore some of the Park's long-lost traditional features and put it back at the heart of local life. With your help we can make this wonderful Edwardian space fit for a new generation.
The Vision
We will be providing more recreation, more sport, more gardens, more entertainment and more places to rest and relax. We want there to be more for kids and families - a safe haven from our busy town.
We’ve already made a great start. With plans on the horizon to include the biggest single addition in the park's history and create a new entrance so that access will be improved for the local residents. Better still, this means that Dartford's historic river will be back at the heart of the park rather than a forgotten boundary.
The Council with support from its partners is investing millions of pounds into regenerating the park which will fulfil our ambition to restore it to its Edwardian spelndour. Currently the park is undergoing some essential works to make this vision a reality.
Central Park is already home to a fantasitic playground and used for sports, but thanks to the latest plans to restore the park to its Edwardian Splendour there will be much more to the park's offer for its local community.
How about lazing on a sunny afternoon listening to music from a new bandstand? Or children splashing in a brand new seaside theme water play? Your ideal day in the Park might mean tea and cakes in the new tearooms or a family picnic. Or it could be just walking the dog in the evening or enjoying the new wildflower meadows.
Current Projects
We've started work on the next exciting stage of restoring the park. The two pedestrian bridges which create the link between East Dartford (Darenth Road) and Central Park have been installed, and the base for the new Henry Wellcome bandstand has now been built.
Successful Projects
This vision is becoming a reality for Dartford's residents to enjoy with lots of projects which have now been delivered.
