History

Alvaston Park

Learn more about the history of Alvaston Park

Alvaston Park was opened to the public in 1913, after William Curzon of Breedon Hall set aside 12 hectares (30 acres) of land.  It was landscaped by William Barron and son of Borrowash, who laid out the park at Elvaston Castle for Lord Harrington in 1830.