Eaton Park has acres of space to explore and enjoy. There are shady tree-lined avenues and benches for resting, elegant grade II listed buildings and glorious flower beds. There are meadows and woodlands, many different sports and activities and there’s a great café.
Bands, events and Eaton Park Café
At the heart of the park is the rotunda, a domed bandstand surrounded by four colonnaded pavilions. Eaton Park Café is based here, and open seven days a week. The rotunda pavillions also house public loos, changing rooms and groups such as Friends of Eaton Park, parkrun and Norwich Parks Tennis. There are occasional large events including a May fairground and beer festival and brass bands on the bandstand.
Boat Pond
The boat pond is one of the finest in Europe and has a beautiful pavillion. Anyone can bring a model boat and sail it here. There’s also a great programme of regattas and events organised by Norwich Model Boat Club. More here.
Eaton Park Crazy Golf and Putting Green
In a beautiful setting the crazy golf offers a great value 18 hole course that’s fun for all ages. Groups and parties are welcome. Full details here. Plus18-hole putting green, where 9 varying holes between 8 and 20 metres each, are played twice.
Families
There’s a fantastic playground with something for children of all ages to enjoy. Behind the café you’ll find outdoor table tennis and petanque. Borrow sets of equipment for these and other games from the café for a returnable £5 deposit. Then there’s 5-a-side footie, a model boat pond, miniature railway and acres of space to fly kites, have picnics, play catch, learn to cycle and more.
FREE FAMILY TRAILS
Click on the links below to download and print or use on your phone these free self-led trails.
Things to do and notice in Eaton Park
Lily Pond
The large sunken lily pond sits in a line between the boating pavilion and boat pond, and the bandstand and rotunda. It’s a tranquil and beatiful spot to sit.
Rose Garden
A great circular garden where rose beds and herbaceous borders are encircled by a yew hedge.
Skate Park
Fantastic, large demonstration/competition standard skate park.
Homage to Sir Thomas Browne
The sculpture celebrates a remarkable Norwich man and was designed to be a place to sit, picnic and play. More here.
Sports facilities
Bowling & croquet greens, cycle speedway, five-a-side goals, multi-use games area, pitch and putt, playing fields (cricket, football, ultimate Frisbee), table tennis (outdoor), tennis courts (all weather including floodlit). More details here.
Miniature Railway
A favourite for over sixty years trains run Sunday afternoons for much for the year. More here.
