Court Hey Park

court hey park

Who to contact

Court Hey Park
Roby Road
Huyton
Merseyside
L16 3NA

Telephone: 0151 443 3682

Court Hey Park, the home of the National Wildflower Centre holds the prestigious Green Flag Award.

Visitor facilities and attractions include: 

  • The National Wildflower Centre including toilets, café and shop
  • Car parking
  • Children’s playground
  • Cricket pitch
  • Bowling green
  • Sunken gardens
  • Picnic area
  • Wildflower and wetland habitats
  • Gladstone’s Roots Mansion House footprint
  • Walking and cycling clubs
  • Events and activities
  • Friends of Court Hey Park
  • The park is accessible throughout

Opening times

The park is open throughout the year.  Entrances at Buttermere Road and Keswick Way are closed in the evenings.
The National Wildflower Centre, Café and Shop is open 7 days a week between 1st March and 31st August, 10.am until 5.pm.

The café remains open Monday to Friday between 1st September and 29th February.

How to get there

Court Hey Park
Roby Road
Huyton
L16 3NA

Walking

Court Hey Park has several entrances on Roby Road, Thornton Road, Cheldwood Avenue, Buttermere Road and Keswick Way.

Bike

The Liverpool Loop Line passes close to Broadgreen Station. Once past this, continue to south for approx. a quarter of a mile, just after passing under a pedestrian bridge, turn left at the cross tracks. Turn left at the road and then left onto Chelwood Avenue at the end. Take the first right, and then turn left into the gate into Court Hey Park.  Cycle storage is available in the courtyard of the National Wildflower Centre.

See the cycle map and cycle journey planner.

Train

Broadgreen Station is a 9 minute train journey from Liverpool Lime Street, and 39 minutes from Warrington. From Broad Green Station, Court Hey Park is a 20 minute walk. Leave the station on the booking office side, turn left, cross at the top of Bowring Park Road and follow Bowring Road/Roby Road until Court Hey Park.  Alternatively, buses run from the station to the stops outside Court Hey.

Bus

A number of buses stop outside Court Hey on Roby Road, 6, 61, 161(Sundays). Alternatively, bus numbers 14, 79 and 79C services run 'very frequently'  from Liverpool City Centre and stop on Childwall Valley Road/Chelwood Avenue, with access via the south entrance of Court Hey, as does bus number 165, which runs from Belle Vale.

Contact Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 for times of buses and trains or visit the Traveline website.

By car

Court Hey Park is situated just off Junction 5 of the M62, take the turn off for 'Knotty Ash' and follow the brown tourist signs.  Free onsite parking is available.