Activities & Guides
Designed for you to enjoy
We have learned a lot since our inception. With the experience gleaned from our Green Space Volunteers who have been working in Pittville Park for many years, and our History Works team that has been researching the history of Pittville since 2014 we have been able to carefully create and curate a number of guides, activities and learning resources. We hope they will enable you to be enjoy, appreciate understand Pittville’s local environment and the flora and fauna it supports.
Please enjoy learning in the park.
Visitors Information
General Information
Visiting information, including location, parking, facilities, public transport and cycling.
Plan of Pittville Park
A colour plan showing general information about visiting the park.
Risk Assessment
A general risk assessment for Pittville Park that can be used as guidance for a visit to the park.
Wildlife & Habitat Guides
Pittville Lake Habitat
Pittville Lake is home to a wide variety of animal and plant life. This guide will help you to identify some of the most common members of the lake habitat which you may be able to see.
Pittville Meadow Habitat
Pittville Park is home to a wide variety of animal and plant life. This guide will help you to identify some of the most common plants and animals which you can see around you.
Native Trees
Coming Soon
Tree Walks
Pittville Trees Walk 1A
A walk around the lawn to the south of the Pump Room to look at 6 common trees with pictures of the tree shape, bark, leaf and fruit/flowers. Suitable for 3 – 5 year olds.
Pittville Trees Walk 1B
A similar walk to 1A around the lawn to the south of the Pump Room but with additional information. Suitable for slightly older children.
Pittville Trees Walk 2
A walk around the area between the south lake and Central Cross Cafe looking at 9 trees from around the world.
The Life of a Tree (and walk)
About the trees in the park from a seed to a mature tree, how they grow, adapt and are looked after and how they benefit the park. Includes a walk.
Arts & Crafts
Autumn Leaf Art
Make leaf art in the park, collect fallen leaves and use them for a range of projects in the classroom or at home.
Leaf Art Printing
Collect fallen leaves, grasses, twigs and other dead vegetation and use them for printing. Explore the environmental art of famous artists William Morris and Andy Goldsworthy.
Art in the Park
Take a sketch book into the park and draw different landscape scenes of the park. Explore the different styles of landscape painting by famous artists and try to draw your picture in different styles.
History Guides
History of Pittville Park – East Side
Based on the interpretation board in the east side of the park adjacent to the play area.
History of Pittville Park – West Side
Based on the interpretation board in the west side of the park adjacent to the entrance to the underpass.
History of Pittville Park – South Side
Based on the interpretation board in the south side of the park..
Pittville Park & Estate – Pittville Gates
Based on the interpretation board situated by Pittville Gates.
Cheltenham – a Spa Town
Learn about the discovery of spa water in Cheltenham and why Pittville Pump Room was the centre of Joseph Pitt’s Pittville.
The Value of Public Parks
Learn about the environmental, social and economic value of public parks and their origins.
Brickmaking and waste disposal in Pittville Park
The footprint of the old Folly Lane brickworks can still be seen in the west side of the park. It became a landfill site and now is a wildlife area. How do we dispose of our waste today?
Geography Activities
Units of Length
From a list of units of measurement, choose the right one for measuring objects and distances in the park.
Orienteering
Take the orienteering challenge and find all of 13 posts using the Pittville Park orienteering map.
Support Us
Become a member of Friends of Pittville to get involved, stay up-to-date and have your say.
Make a one-off donation to support the enhancement of Pittville Park and surrounding areas.
Become a corporate partner and sponsor a specific project or on-going activity.