Castle Park
In 2017, a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery Community Fund (followed by a second grant in 2019 which took the total to £2.5m) enabled East Herts Council and Bishop's Stortford Town Council to undertake an extensive programme of improvements at Castle Park. These include heritage, conservation, biodiversity improvements, new community facilities, and health and wellbeing activities.
The scheme has been project managed on behalf of East Herts Council by Hertfordshire County Council's Countryside Management Service, with recent consultancy support to oversee the café construction. It is on track to be completed by summer 2024.
Local consultation and collaboration have been key to the Castle Park masterplan, and residents of Bishop's Stortford and the Friends of Castle Park have been instrumental in helping to shape the detailed plans.
Castle Park & Gardens
Bishops Stortford
United Kingdom