Prospect Park, Reading

Prospect Park
View across the park to the Mansion House on the hill
Prospect Park, Reading is located in Reading, Berkshire
Prospect Park, Reading
Location within Reading
TypePublic park
LocationReading, Berkshire, UK
Coordinates51°26′52″N 1°00′33″W / 51.44791°N 1.00911°W / 51.44791; -1.00911
Area50 hectares (120 acres)

Prospect Park is a public park in the western suburbs of Reading situated north of the Bath Road in the English county of Berkshire. It is the largest park in Reading, and includes a large regency style house, now known as Prospect Park Mansion House and previously as Prospect House. There are also sporting facilities and the Prospect Park Miniature Railway within the 50 hectares (120 acres) of parkland, and a restaurant in the Mansion House.[1][2]

The park is listed as Grade II in the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens whilst the Mansion House is a Grade II listed building.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Prospect Park". Reading Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Prospect Park Management and Maintenance Plan" (PDF). Reading Borough Council. January 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Prospect House, Prospect Park, Reading". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 June 2011.