The main access to this 16.5-acre site is in the northeast corner,
through Mont Morin. The park can also be accessed from the south next to St
Sampsons Secondary School, Rue de la Corbe or La Rue Des Monts.
The Park has no formal gardens and very few flowering shrubs but has
areas of wild scrubland. During the 1990’s all the Elm trees in the park
were lost to Dutch Elm disease, which has led to a major tree-planting
programme by the Environment Department.
The park consists of a large playing field that slopes down at the north
end. The field holds a full sized football pitch during the winter, which is
used by the Ernst and Young Business League, the Sunday Soccer League and St
Sampsons Secondary School.
During the summer a cricket pitch is marked out around the permanent
artificial cricket wicket which is block booked by the Guernsey Cricket
Association.
An Artificial Turf Pitch (ATP) is located in the northeast corner of the
park, which consists of three tennis courts with Netball and Hockey pitch
markings for School use. The main user of these facilities is the school
during term time.
A bowling green, which is the home of the Northern Bowling Club, is
situated on the east side of the park together with a clubhouse.
During school breaks the students use the park as a general recreation
area. The central feature of the park is the obelisk plinth, which is
constructed of dressed granite stone. Bench seating is provided at various
locations throughout the park with excellent viewing points of Herm and Sark.
Summer 2002 saw the completion of an off-road competition standard
cycling track within the park, which the Guernsey Velo Club uses for circuit
racing and sports development. The circuit is 660 metres long with a minimum
width of 4 metres.
The cycle circuit was a joint venture with the Velo Club and the Culture
and Leisure Department. The condition set by the Department was that the
Club would contribute £25,000 of the £85,000 total cost with the remaining
monies from the Department’s Capital fund. The circuit was officially
opened in October 2002.
A community funded skateboard area has been constructed near the car
park. The project was led by Michelle Levrier and Clive De La Haye. As the
chosen site for the skateboard area was on a slope, Guernsey Technical
Services designed and managed the construction of the flat bitmac surface
for skateboard ramps. Several local charities, private companies and
individuals donated funds, equipment and labour to this community project.
