Alexandra Park a Green Flag awarded treasure of Hastings, designed by Robert Marnock, a top horticulturalist and garden designer in the 19th century.
Welcome to Friends of Alexandra Park
‘Friends of the Park,
Guardians of Its Future.’
The FRIENDS work with the community and Hastings council to promote, enhance and protect the park.
Gardeners in Park 1963
The historic grade 11* listed Alexandra Park is a major asset to Hastings and St. Leonards. Covering 110 acres, its green and tranquil environment is home to 77 of the champion trees in the UK . The park includes a boating lake, additional lakes with wild life, arts buildings, bandstand, river, flower gardens, bowling green, woodland, lawns, ornamental beds, two cafes and war memorial. The park was restored with Heritage Lottery funding in 2004. The park was planted in 1877 by Robert Marnock and opened in 1882 by the Prince and Princess of Wales (Princess Alexandra). Robert Marnock (1800-89) was a Scottish landscape gardener, designer, curator, nurseryman, head gardener, garden writer and editor. Over his long career he became one of the most productive and sought-after landscape gardeners of the nineteenth century. An album of photographs was presented to Princess Alexandra by Robert Marnock.
Floral Hall 1982
Have Your Say.
Join Our Community Survey
Help shape the future of Alexandra Park together by clicking the link below and filling out the online survey form, informing us of all your ideas. Your ideas matter.
Find out about Alexandra Park’s many facilities on site…
meeting all our community’s needs on a day out in the local park.
artwork credit : Hastings Borough Council
Pick up an ‘Alexandra Park Visitor Information’ leaflet which has more information about the park with a fold out map.
An up to date leaflet will be being printed and distributed soon thanks to Hastings Borough Council.
Explore Our Memberships
There are two Annual Membership fee options:
£12.00 for individual
or £20.00 for two people living at the same address.
“"Planting a garden of any sort symbolizes hope" and "I plant for those who come after me".”
— unknown
Love Gardening?
Why not join our hands-on Gardening Volunteer Group.
A 19th Century collaboration that birthed a great era of British Architecture & landscape gardening.
Robert Marnock, a friend and associate of Decimus Burton, these exceptional men worked together on a number of projects enhancing towns, parks and gardens in London, the south east and beyond. Sheffield Botanical Garden is a spectacular landscape project Robert Marnock undertook which opened in 1836. Well done Hastings Council for commissioning one of the best right here in the heart of 1066 country.
Decimus Burton, architect, from History of the Athenæum, 1824-1925 by Thomas Humphry Ward (1826)
Robert Marnock (1800–1889)
Want to know what we’re up to, what’s coming up and what you can get involved with?
Then Join our FOAP Membership to receive a quarterly newsletter and keep your finger on the pulse of all things Friends of Alexandra Park, together in community action!