Campbell Park

The most popular public park in Milton Keynes and only a short walk from the city centre. There is a mixture of woodlands, gardens and grasslands, with paths weaving all around. There is an events plateau where concerts, festivals and the annual fireworks display take place. Also a cricket pitch by the pavilion where Buckinghamshire play regularly and Northamptonshire occasionally.
Campbell Park truly is a park for all seasons. The city knows spring has arrived when the bulb fields on the plateau turn yellow with daffodils. Maintained to a first-class standard, Campbell Park's cricket pitch hosts a packed programme of local, county, youth, business and exhibition matches. Visit in the summer and you'll be unlucky not to see a game. Seating is on grass terraces and entry to most matches is free. Autumn is a great time to see how shrubs and trees were selected to give year round colour to the park. And of course the first snowfall of the year always brings hundreds of people and their sledges to the belvedere.
	History Campbell park was first formed in 1975 when two young foresters (one of them Rai Darke) arrived to plant the first field maple trees. By March 1976 around 40,000 trees and shrubs were in place - the majority are still thriving and continue to be supplemented by new planting
Location Campbell Park lies between Silbury Boulevard and Avebury Boulevard, running from the city centre east to Willen Lake. For the start of a self-guided walk, park at the Campbell Park Pavilion, off Cricket Green roundabout from North Overgate off the H5 Portway. Head to the right of the Pavilion, which is the headquarters of Milton Keynes Parks Trust, and around the boundary of the cricket pitch.
Parking Park at the Campbell Park Pavilion, off Cricket Green roundabout from North Overgate (nearest major road - H5 Portway) . Head to the right of the Pavilion, which is the headquarters of Milton Keynes Parks Trust, and around the boundary of the cricket pitch.