Beacon Park - Parks, heathlands and nature reserves

Dating back to the late 1800s, Beacon Park is set in more than 70 acres of beautiful formal gardens and open spaces. From stunning walks and fascinating wildlife, to a play area an an 18-hold par-3 golf course, Beacon Park offers something for everyone.

The park proudly boasts the coveted Green Flag Award, the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. Managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, the award recognises and rewards parks that are well-managed.

With a range of habitats with brooks, a pool, wooded areas, mature trees, shrubberies and grassland the park provides shelter, nest-sites and foraging for birds and mammals.

Significant work is taking place in the parks to conserve, enhance and monitor biodiversity through small projects. Projects often involve schools, park rangers, residents, friends, community groups and partners working together to promote biodiversity through practical actions and environmental education.

To find out more, visit our Lichfield Historic Parks website.

The park hosts a range of facilities and attractions, for an extensive list of what you can expect to find, please visit our Lichfield Historic Parks website.

To book tennis in the park, please visit our Clubspark website.

Beacon Park is open all year-round. The Ranger Station (information kiosk next to the crazy golf course) is open every day, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Its opening hours vary depending on the time of year.

At the height of summer the Ranger Station is open from 9am to 8pm and in the middle of winter it is open from 9am to 4pm weekdays and from 9.30am to 4pm on weekends.

The main entrances from Bird Street are slightly sloped and wide enough for wheel chairs and mobility scooters to pass through. The entrance from Swan Road is level and wide.

There are numerous pathways in and around the park, some of which slightly slope but are wide enough to allow wheelchair or mobility scooter users to pass each other with ease. The woodland area has small compacted stone paths that are at a slight gradient and may be harder for wheel chair users to navigate. These pathways are narrow but have passing points along the way.

There are no steps within the park to get to different areas.

For detailed accessibility information, visit Access Able's website. 

For an extensive list of what you can expect to find, please visit our Lichfield Historic Parks website.

There is a range of volunteering opportunities in parks including; gardening, litter picking, be a tree keeper, helping with events, or help to guide the future of the park by being a Park Friend.

For more information, please visit our volunteering page.

In an emergency always call 999. You can also report a crime online at Staffordshire Police Website or call 101 for non-emergency.

To report a parks maintenance issue, please fill in our online report form, or if urgent call 01543 308867.

Football pitches

• Two full-sized pitches.
• Seven junior pitches, various sizes.
• Changing facilities on-site.
• Parking on site.
• Book online

Tennis - book a tennis court.

Golf - book a golf.

Bowling

Lichfield Crown Green Bowls Club play on Beacon Park’s crown green and have use of the club house (Discovery Hub) - find out more.

In addition the park offers hourly sessions with the added facility of bowls, jacks and mat hire, between April and September. If you would like to use our greens please contact our parks team on 01543 308863 or email parks@lichfielddc.gov.uk.

Throughout the year the district’s parks and open spaces host a wide variety of interesting and popular events, ranging from children’s activities and guided walks, through to large scale musical productions, educational events and festivals.

To find out about upcoming events visit our tourism website visitlichfield.co.uk.

Or if you are looking to host an event in one of our parks find out more.

Beacon Park is served by three car park:

• Bunkers Hill car park
• Greenhough Road car park
• Shaw Lane car park