Highgate Park
- Address
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Moseley Road, Birmingham B12 0TL
- How to get there and parking
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Entrances on Moseley Road, Alcester Road, Moseley Street and Salop Street off Darwin Street.
Buses routes 5, 50, 6 and X1 pass near the park.
- About the park
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Inner city park with games and sports areas.
In the eighteenth century the land was owned by Elizabeth Hollier and subsequently left in her will to be rented out for charitable purposes. Birmingham City Council bought the fields in 1875 from the Trustees of her charity, turning them into a recreational area.
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- Video introduction
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- Facilities at the park
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- Play area
- Basketball court
- Five-a-side football pitch
- Seats
- Toilets
- There are no toilets on site.
- Points of interest
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- Formerly home to Birmingham’s King Edward VII memorial, which was moved to the city centre in 2011
- Other features
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- Mostly level surfaced paths
- View of city centre skyline and the Paragon Hotel, a Grade II listed building in the Edwardian Gothic style
